Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Holds
Both words in one sentence
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Koromaru uses a small knife that he holds in his mouth, probably to avoid directly biting the Shadows.
Source: Video Game / Persona 3 -
Luke holds back against Vader for a long time and tries to avoid fighting him, but finally get provoked into an Unstoppable Rage and defeats him.
Source: Film / Return of the Jedi -
He holds his breath to avoid the knockout gas... and pops out the other side completely insane.
Source: Curiosity Is a Crapshoot
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