comb (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comb (out)
stave off
Verb
  • In Wednesday night’s 4-3 victory for the Cubs to stave off elimination against the Brewers in the best-of-five National League Division Series, Crow-Armstrong’s two-out, two-RBI single in the first inning was the type of momentum-shifting hit that Chicago has been searching for this series.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • No government has been able to stave off, slow, or even manage the infiltration of giant, immensely lucrative tech companies into every corner of young humans’ lives and interaction.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Comb (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comb%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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