Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Beard
Beard verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.
Usage example: a man of integrity who was never afraid to beard the lion in his den
Both words in one sentence
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Aversion: Alexander the Great had his men shave regularly, so as to avoid giving the enemy an advantage (pull on your opponent's beard, his head's going to go where you want it to go).
Source: Beard of Barbarism - Paper-Thin Disguise: Fenton manages to avoid the police partially by shaving his beard.
Source: Film / Prom Night (2008) -
Dye or Die: Zakath grows a beard after joining the heroes in The Malloreon to avoid being recognized as Emperor.
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Beard and Avoid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/beard
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Beard or Avoid. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/beard.
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