Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ward (off)
Verb
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He then flat-footed a pass that was deflected.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025 -
On third-and-14, Mahomes’ next pass was deflected by a Raiders defender — yet somehow landed in the hands of Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 19-yard first down.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cagliari kept 20 clean sheets and this, combined with Gigi Riva scoring half of their goals (21 of 42) was enough to hold off second-place Inter and become the first — and so far only — team from outside the mainland to win the Italian top flight.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Cardinals simply weren't able to hold off the Packers' late rally.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Atomic-6, based in Marietta, Georgia, has introduced Space Armor tiles, composite panels designed to withstand collisions with fast-moving objects in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Many of them have received JEEP alerts (Joint Emergency Evacuation Plan) notifying them of their designation and their quickest point of access to the bunker, which is built to withstand a nuclear explosion.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Epstein has resisted the obvious move to monetize it.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The family—an ambivalent institution bar none—shapes us, and yet our individuality resists that shaping.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kentucky Republican Rand Paul has opposed the legislation on multiple occasions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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The group exhausts and irritates opposing pitchers.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But as Friday’s scene unfolded after 10 p.m., Perich was standing off to the side with Fleck and his wife Heather.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
18 Oct. 2025
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Michael Massey stood off to the side during batting practice.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Ward (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ward%20%28off%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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