Avoid and Spare

Avoid

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

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

Spare verb - To use or give out in stingy amounts.

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Avoid and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avoid" instead a verb "Spare".

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

trouble	avoid trouble	spare trouble
people	avoid people	spare people
fate	avoid fate	spare fate
death	avoid death	spare death
Other words: pain, embarrassment, anyone, humans, bullets, enemies.

Since it was often the most "worthy" heir that ascended to the throne and likely survived, each one knew they had to be the best to avoid being the "spare".

Source: Spare to the Throne
However, Starlight Glimmer convinces him to spare Fluttershy - not because she has standards, but to avoid damaging Rhymey's morale.

Source: Fan Fic / My Brave Pony: Starfleet Nemesis
To prove his loyalty and avoid his imminent death, he saws off the arm containing the beacon, then runs for his life with seconds to spare.

Source: Series / Defiance

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