warded (off)

verb

Definition of warded (off)next
past tense of ward (off)
as in deflected

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  1. deflected
  2. opposed
  3. resisted
  4. withstood
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  • Officials deflected the argument by pointing out that cars are far more dangerous than bikes, which is true but not especially relevant.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026
  • On Sunday, Stevens deflected questions about what led to her reversal in an interview with Cooper.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of deflected
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  • Backers of Propositions 41 and 42 also opposed Proposition 40.
    — Vanessa Martínez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Democrat, who's long been opposed to the death penalty, placed a moratorium on executions in California in 2019.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of opposed
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  • More recently, Newsom has resisted calls to fund Proposition 36, a ballot measure that levies harsher penalties for petty crime that voters overwhelmingly approved in 2024.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • For Netflix, which has traditionally resisted filmmakers’ efforts to secure theatrical releases for their movies, the film actually represents a first — the first time the streamer has released a movie in Imax.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of resisted
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  • The company claimed that its latest 20 Ah all-solid-state battery, Xin Bixiao, withstood extreme thermal heat without catching fire or exploding.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Utopia, for example, has withstood a blitz of dark money attack ads likely bankrolled by cable companies in its effort to expand across the state.
    — Sara Herschander, Vox, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of withstood
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“Warded (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warded%20%28off%29. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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