Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ward (off)
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In the Hall effect, charge carriers are normally deflected by a magnetic field.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026 -
Grubauer deflected Zibanejad's initial shot wide and off the end board, and Zibanejad followed it and sent the rebound from behind the goal line back off the goalie and in for his 18th.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Fed cut rates three times in 2025, but will likely hold off on more cuts when policymakers meet at the end of January.—
Sean Conlon,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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Cedric Coward hit two late 3-pointers and scored 21 points to help the Memphis Grizzlies hold off the Brooklyn Nets 103-98 on Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In keeping with the Cinderella story, Fanny learns to withstand her active Aunt Norris’s cruelty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Shoppers with mature skin who’ve nixed foundation even swear by its lasting power to withstand hot flashes.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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All across Minnesota, people are learning about opportunities not just to resist, but to help people who are in danger.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
15 Jan. 2026
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While Denmark’s and Greenland’s foreign ministers were in Washington, Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen was back home resisting this idea, alongside Greenland’s premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
15 Jan. 2026
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The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System passed a resolution Thursday opposing the expansion of Waymo’s robotaxis.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Various Christian faith healing groups, which believe in prayer over medicine, and Christian Scientists, which believe illness is an illusion, oppose vaccines.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That ability to receive under pressure and drive away with the ball helps explain why centre-back Micky van de Ven chose to stand off him during the match rather than engage.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Her daughter stood off to the side, crying, watching her brother and mother get attacked.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Ward (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ward%20%28off%29. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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