warding (off)

present participle of ward (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for warding (off)
Verb
  • Weak intergalactic magnetic fields are deflecting the pairs and steering the resulting GeV rays away from Earth.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Their only goal came from Jean-Philippe Mateta deflecting a Will Hughes shot despite having 74 per cent possession and 25 shots.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Of course young voters are turning away from the president.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Bradley cited the classic work of sociology, Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone, with the memorable thesis that Americans were turning away from community.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Martinez and Ruiz were present in court Wednesday and both have entered not guilty pleas to a federal charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.
    Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Dunn is charged with assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating and interfering with a federal officer.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • When Genevieve’s physics experiment at the 1934 Chicago World’s Fair goes explosively wrong, Ash jumps in to save the day, turning back time by a few minutes to prevent disaster.
    Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • When the bags are on the heads, there is no turning back.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And the Broncos earn high marks in particular here for withstanding a couple of injuries to Pat Surtain II, as their star cornerback didn't come out of the locker room after halftime with a shoulder injury and then was quickly downgraded to out for the game.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
  • What most people know about the classic snake plant is that reputation for withstanding neglect.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wylde points out that some business leaders had other reasons for opposing him.
    NPR, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Five vehicles were driven past the ground prior to kick-off, carrying electronic billboards showing messages opposing antisemitism.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Warding (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warding%20%28off%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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