Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warding (off)
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The ladies then try to blame Amanda for deflecting her opinion about Dorit onto Kyle and getting Kyle and Dorit arguing.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026 -
That appeared to frustrate committee members, who accused the sheriff of deflecting blame.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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The individual, their face covered in a ski mask, appears to fiddle with the camera with a gloved hand before turning away to look for something to obscure the lens.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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But these restrictions aren’t new, and even experts intimately familiar with GRFP don’t understand why NSF is currently turning away students.—
Jonathan Wosen,
STAT,
11 Feb. 2026
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The man was arrested and was being held in county jail in lieu of $100,000 bail on suspicion of robbery and resisting an officer, according to online jail records.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The opposite happens, and the metal strengthens, resisting the deformation.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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The semifinals at the Ford Center in Frisco are wrapping up, and the day delivered everything from near‑upsets to a Grand Slam champion turning back the clock.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The rise of artificial intelligence is inevitable, and there is no turning back.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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This biological bonding process creates natural mineral compounds, transforming bulky landfill waste into high-performance insulation capable of withstanding extreme heat up to 1,000°C (1,832°F).—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Other components, such as competitiveness, being hard on pucks and withstanding physicality, may just be a matter of on-the-job NHL training.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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That’s the offer WBD is officially opposing.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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My co-counsel did a phenomenal job and very much appreciated having that opposing argument.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Warding (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warding%20%28off%29. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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