abstaining (from)

present participle of abstain (from)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstaining (from)
avoiding
Verb
  • Adam Kron, a senior attorney at the environmental advocacy group Earthjustice, said any company ignoring or avoiding regulations entirely reminds him of the fracking boom in the early 2010s, when companies moved quickly to drill, poisoning some local communities’ groundwater in the process.
    Taylor Kate Brown, ProPublica, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Build Money-Saving Habits For George Morgan-Grenville, founder of the luxury travel company Red Savannah, avoiding chaos often comes down to avoiding unnecessary fees.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Abstaining (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstaining%20%28from%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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