staved off

verb

Definition of staved offnext
past tense of stave off
1
as in repulsed
to drive back managed to stave off the invaders

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2
as in prevented
to keep from happening by taking action in advance the quartermaster staved off a shortage by requisitioning more than enough supplies

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  1. repulsed
  2. prevented
  3. averted
  4. repelled
  5. resisted
Verb
  • Dexter is repulsed by the whole scene, and really who can blame him?
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Over decades, my attempts to conquer the Spanish language have been repulsed.
    Calvin Trillin, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of repulsed
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  • When visa delays prevented his family from visiting him in Miami in 2023, Gomez dealt with the solitude that can consume an international player in a foreign league.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The vast majority of diabetes cases can be entirely prevented.
    Omer Awan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of prevented
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  • Either way, the Bills and their MVP candidate averted a major crisis.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Investors have been reassured that federal agencies will stay open into the new year after President Joe Biden signed a funding bill Saturday that averted a government shutdown.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of averted
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  • The backpack repelled water, gave me easy access to my umbrella, and kept all my valuables dry.
    Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Surprisingly, many fans seem to be intrigued rather than repelled by the dish.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of repelled
Verb
  • While the charges are welcome in this case, unfortunately, President Biden has resisted using the levers available to him through the Department of Education and the Department of Justice’s civil rights division to protect Jewish students and tamp down on anti-American radicalism on campus.
    The Editors, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Starbucks has long resisted the unionization of its stores, but had agreed to negotiate a contract by the end of the year.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
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