Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Fend
Fend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Nearby Word: fending
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Can Carrot Top and her friends save the farm, fend off the con-artists, and avoid going to war with the Apple Trust?
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Shirayuki's red hair is apparently so rare and exotic that she hides it in public to avoid attracting attention; she's already had to fend off kidnappers intent on selling her to a harem and a prince that wouldn't take no for an answer.
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