Averted and Dangled

Averted

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Dangled and averted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dangled" instead a verb "Averted".

Nearby Words: averting, avertable

Dangled

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Averted and dangled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Averted" instead a verb "Dangled".

Nearby Words: dangling, dangler

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  • Literature / God-Emperor of Dune However it is averted in Leto II himself who, despite his sacrifices, doesn’t get his, despite it being dangled in front of him.
  • Literature / Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Bathilda Bagshot is dangled as a possibility, but is averted.
  • Later, when Tavion ends up being dangled over an abyss after an enraged Kyle defeated her in a lightsaber duel, she confesses that it was all a trick to anger him and that Jan is still alive, so the trope is averted in this case.
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