Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Belong
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- To avoid confusion over whether they belong under Films or Western Animation (or Films or Anime & Manga, for Japanese animated films).
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Purely villainous groups of terrorists are often said to belong to some fictional ultra-violent Renegade Splinter Faction, in an attempt to avoid political controversy.
Source: Useful Notes / The Troubles - Doesn't always work, but moving with a sense of purpose and giving the appearance that you belong there is one of the most effective ways to avoid drawing attention.
Source: Clipboard of Authority
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