Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fend (off)
Verb
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Groypers are repelled by the obsequiousness of pro-Trump influencers who are always willing to contort themselves to support the President’s latest actions.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026 -
But Calgary repelled another Ducks power play and wrapped it up with Frost's empty-netter.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The jury award was a spur to understand a life recognizably shaped by social-media algorithms, in ways that were perhaps near-impossible to resist, as a serious injury to an entire generation.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Desmon Moore also physically resisted officers, documents filed with the court allege.—
Nick Sullivan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The only way forward is to scour the space for signs of anything out of the ordinary, from changes in the ads on the wall to a sudden flood that threatens to wash you away, and to turn back if there’s an anomaly.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Trains are turning back at Pearl/Arts District, Deep Ellum, Victory and EBJ Union stations.—
CBS Texas Staff,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the mid-19th century, Kasanje was able to repulse a Portuguese military expedition.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Sigmund Freud believed that every crush has a strand of disgust, that people are attracted to what repulses them.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Instead, Neuer plunged down, jutted out a wrist of steel, and Mbappe turned away, eyes wide in disbelief.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the three partner schools had to turn away students and establish wait lists.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Huskies took control from the start, gave the Illini a brief lead in the first half and took several body blows in the final minutes to stave off a collapse.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Drugs that manage or stave off illnesses like diabetes and blood clots will be taken less if at all.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Fend (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fend%20%28off%29. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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