Abandon and Spare

Abandon

Abandon verb - To give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly.

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Spare and abandon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spare" instead a verb "Abandon".

Spare verb - To use or give out in stingy amounts.

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Abandon and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abandon" instead a verb "Spare".

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

girl	abandon girl	spare girl
humanity	abandon humanity	spare humanity
character	abandon character	spare character
life	abandon life	spare life
Other words: baby, people, men, children, family, rest, earth, world, kid, child, planet, anyone, city, everyone, son, daughter, sister, friends.

Murphy, who weighs both sides and ultimately chooses to abandon the mission and spare the shepherds.

Source: Film / Lone Survivor
If the minions didn't do anything to earn punishment an honest promise from the hero to spare them will get many of them to abandon their leader.

Source: I Control My Minions Through...
However, during the final battle, when they realize Galvatron was never going to spare them either, they abandon him too.

Source: Quirky Mini Boss Squad / Western Animation

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