Clear and Refuse

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Clear verb - To rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way.

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Refuse and clear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refuse" instead a verb "Clear".

Nearby Words: clean, cleared, clearly, clearing, clearness

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Clear and refuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clear" instead a verb "Refuse".

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

guy	clear guy	refuse guy
people	clear people	refuse people
time	clear time	refuse time
challenge	clear challenge	refuse challenge
Other words: nothing, side, quest, attempts.

You're entirely free to refuse, and the Templars will do nothing to force you to join... but it's made clear that you won't last long without help, and the Templars only help their own.

Source: Video Game / The Secret World
If it's clear who is supposed to be the cavalry, yet they refuse to help the heroes for some reason, that's a Cavalry Refusal.

Source: The Cavalry
Despite clear evidence that their younger son, Beau, is terrified of his older brother, his parents refuse and it's clear that the situation is unlikely to have a happy ending.

Source: Series / Chicago Med

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