Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Usage example: trying to avoid writing thank-you notes for the gifts he didn't like
Contract
Contract verb - To become affected with (a disease or disorder).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Bridge, you must avoid winning hands, and instead let the enemy bid a high contract then play well to make them fail it, giving you points for their undertricks.
Source: Do Well, but Not Perfect - The contract didn't tell him what to say during the promotional spots, though, so he made the tour... and derided the film on each appearance, telling viewers to avoid it.
Source: Exact Words / Real Life -
Ball also concealed her condition from Columbia executives to avoid risking contract termination.
Source: Hide Your Pregnancy
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