Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fend (off)
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Numerous attempts to break to new heights were repelled, pushing the price back to previous support levels.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025 -
He is dressed in a pilgrim’s fur overcoat to repel rain and retain warmth.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2025
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Industry surveys have shown that data privacy and the high cost of implementing large language models are among the reasons why enterprises have resisted AI adoption.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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Access to school choice programs varies widely by state, as some offer voucher programs and charter school funding while others have resisted.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The first, under the call-sign Reach 538, turned back near the Texas Gulf Coast and landed in Houston.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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But lawyers behind the initial push for reform said prosecutors and the governor were using fear mongering tactics to scare the public into turning back the clock.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2025
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These same, once skeptical business leaders rallied around Trump in 2017 but were repulsed by many of his words and actions within eight months, withdrawing support, not returning to give him a second chance until now.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Western publics by and large have managed to stave off compassion fatigue and remain committed to helping Ukraine repulse the Russian invasion.—
Nina Jankowicz,
Foreign Affairs,
4 May 2023
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The twin engine Embraer ERJ 175 began a climbing right turn away from the airport, and later landed successfully, data from FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, shows.—
Casey Tolan,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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The witness then stated that the victim had turned away from Mark in an attempt to ignore him and this is when Mark walked up to him with a plate and hit the victim on the head with the plate.—
Sophie Clark,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Despite the resilience of the U.S. economy in the post-pandemic years, the chance of a recession hitting the country hasn't been completely staved off.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Now a pair of local legislators hope to offer state money to stave off more pain.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Fend (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fend%20%28off%29. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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