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Another word for fend-off

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Verb
  1. See also:

    repel

    defend

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Sentence Examples

  • hire a butler, a masseuse, or fend off an obsessed fan.

  • Even his closest friends are beginning to doubt him, wondering why he wo n't fend off these accusations.

  • The move was a calculated gamble to fend off litigation.

  • so hunker down and try to fend off any nasties until you recover.

  • And our sympathies end up being with the Levite trying to fend off this rather overbearing host.

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