as in withheld (from)
to resist the temptation of
try to keep from eating all the chocolate in one day!
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avoided
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While touring with Reba McEntire, Finney narrowly avoided a 1991 plane crash that killed eight band members of her band.—
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Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Most critics avoided taking a definitive stance on the RIFL Act itself, with some expressing neutrality in the debate.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Kept (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kept%20%28from%29. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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