Fix
Ward off
Ward off verb - Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.
Both terms in one sentence
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As the engineers try to fix it, a local witch doctor comes up and starts doing some kind of ritual dance to ward off evil spirits.
Source: Film / Operation Petticoat
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Ward off and Fix. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fix/ward_off
Fix & Ward off. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fix/ward_off>.
Ward off or Fix. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fix/ward_off.
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