Avoid and Shift

Avoid

Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

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Shift and avoid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead a verb "Avoid".

Shift verb - To change the place or position of.

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Avoid and shift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avoid" instead a verb "Shift".

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

attention	avoid attention	shift attention
responsibility	avoid responsibility	shift responsibility
sort	avoid sort	shift sort
time	avoid time	shift time
Other words: effects, suspicion.

The style shift in chapter 9 was so the artist could avoid this and have her own personal style from then on instead.

Source: Webcomic / All Roses Have Thorns
Or a shift 6 hours and 45 minutes long to avoid union rules that a 7-hour shift gets a half-hour break.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life Law
Magic Pants: Apparently Anshuba have special magic charms on their clothing to avoid said clothes ripping apart when they shift.

Source: Literature / The Path to War

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