as in withholding (from)
to resist the temptation of
try to keep from eating all the chocolate in one day!
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avoiding
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The focus ring turns comfortably, with enough resistance to allow for precise focus, avoiding the sloppy action of too-loose focus systems.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025 -
The lesson for global leaders is not to adopt its 37 words wholesale, but to adapt its principles—access, accountability, and equality—to local contexts, while avoiding its blind spots.—
Danette Leighton,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Keeping (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeping%20%28from%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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