Deflect and Handle

Deflect

Deflect verb - To change the course or direction of (something).

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Handle and deflect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Handle" instead a verb "Deflect".

Handle verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.

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Deflect and handle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deflect" instead a verb "Handle".

Nearby Words: hand, handled, handling, handler, handhold

people	deflect people	handle people
responsibility	deflect responsibility	handle responsibility
number	deflect number	handle number
issue	deflect issue	handle issue
Other words: time, way, criticism, weapon, sword, attacks, threats, objects, weapons, guns.

Its shield will deflect weaker projectiles, but a Charged Attack is too much for it to handle.

Source: Video Game / Street Fighter X Megaman
If Elodie can handle it calmly, she can deflect the issue without losing face.

Source: Visual Novel / Long Live the Queen
In a flashback in Naruto we saw that, as a kid, Killer Bee thwarted an assassination attempt against himself by simply turning around to deflect a kunai with the handle of a sheathed sword on his back, which he apparently did completely by accident without even realizing what was going on.

Source: Badass Back

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