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as in ticking (off)
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as in warding (off)
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staving off
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His last adventure involved him staving off a multiversal crisis by making everyone in the world forget him, including his best friends MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon).—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026 -
The research suggests that staving off loneliness requires putting away our devices and connecting with other people in person.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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“Checking (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checking%20%28off%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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