Synonym: avert, avoid, debar, deflect, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off. Similar words: at the end of, by the end of, kind of, defend, demand of, round off, offender, be fond of. Meaning: v. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.
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31. But as long as he continued to undergo treatment, David believed he could fend off Pamela and the need to return to work.
32. But Pompey have not had to fend off a serious inquiry about him for two years.
33. A A Gill, you can not help but suspect, probably wrote Starcrossed to fend off all other contenders.
34. Are you sure you can fend off that assault?
35. To fend off would - be robbers?
36. Several tribes allied to fend off the invaders.
37. A pair of reapers help fend off the attack.
38. Garlic is known to fend off colds.
39. Though Skywalker himself was nowhere near skilled enough to fend off the deadly Dark Lord, with the help of Obi-Wan's spirit, Luke was able to temporarily incapacitate Vader long enough to escape.
40. They lent the money to the US so it can fund it day to day operation including investing in weapon technology to fend off the red china in the future.
41. Soon the video became a major campaign issue, as Allen had to fend off charges that the word "macaca," which is a genus of primate, was used in a racially derogatory way.
42. I had to keep from being crushed, to fend off continuous attack.
43. In less - transparent China, the funds have become even more tight-lipped to fend off criticism.
44. Besides, how will NATO and her allies be able to fend off all those warmongering, technically advanced, heavily militarised nations?
45. The President could not muster the votes to fend off impeachment.
46. Like I remember that BG encounter with a dryad, I helped her fend off some brutes hacking her tree.
47. The best way to fend off future hearing loss is to protect your ears with earplugs or noise-reducing earmuffs.
48. The vegetable - projectile approach will probably fend off all sorts of creatures.
49. He was able to fend off the blow with arm.
50. We in Korea now have to ask ourselves whether we possess a state strategy to fend off Chinese egotistic, nationalistic hegemony.
51. Militia units armed with a halberd which can fend off cavalry, and pierce or crush armour.
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52. The findings suggest that exercise early in life could help fend off frailness in the elderly.
53. This soup will help you to fend off hunger for a time.
54. This medicine is enough to fend off a chill and fever.
55. Kim put up his hand, as if to fend off his friend.
56. Car companies are running open design contests. Reuters is carrying blog postings alongside its regular news feed. Microsoft is working overtime to fend off user-created Linux.
57. They tried to fend off the questions raised by the newsman.
58. With this simple sash, you fend off attacks against your body.
59. Many companies are hunting for drugs to fend off this sort of memory loss.
60. Responding to this unsettling specter, China has been fostering significant wage increases in its controlled economy in order to fend off any rise in citizen agitation.
More similar words: at the end of, by the end of, kind of, defend, demand of, round off, offender, be fond of, defender, defendant, send out, vendor, endorse, depend on, splendour, tremendous, fence, offense, defense, offensive, defensive, do for, get rid of, get hold of, a load of, ahead of, candor, instead of, be tired of, head office.