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Recent Examples of Synonyms for combing (out)
staving off
Verb
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Your book is full of practical strategies for staving off digital exhaustion.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Rather than reaching for the same basic jeans over and over again, celebrities have been staving off sartorial-boredom with outfit-making pants.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Combing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combing%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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