Avoid
Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Pop up
Pop up verb - Appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
Both terms in one sentence
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Oxygen bubbles pop up in an underwater level in Karoshi 2.0; of course, this being a game about comitting suicide, you're supposed to avoid them so that you can die.
Source: Oxygenated Underwater Bubbles -
To avoid confusion since both names for a given character may pop up, here's a list.
Source: Anime / Yu-Gi-Oh! GX -
Captain Obvious: In the opening pursuit of The Run captions pop up helpfully telling you to avoid gunfire and explosions.
Source: Video Game / Need for Speed
Cite this Source
Pop up and Avoid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/pop_up
Avoid & Pop up. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/pop_up>.
Pop up or Avoid. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoid/pop_up.
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