Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
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Both words in one sentence
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Usually he's able to keep calm enough to avoid any problems, but at least one h-scene is cut short due to him coming extremely close to having a heart attack.
Source: Out with a Bang -
Apparently this metaphor seemed so obvious to Universal executives that the scene was cut after its premiere to avoid the wrath of the censors.
Source: Radar / Film -
This was cut to avoid any Darkness-Induced Audience Apathy and give a upbeat ending to what typically amounts to a happy holiday.
Source: What Could Have Been
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Cut and Avoid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/cut
Avoid & Cut. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/cut>.
Cut or Avoid. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/cut.
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