fend off

phrasal verb

fended off; fending off; fends off
: to defend oneself against (someone or something)
They succeeded in fending off the attack/attackers.
They have had to fend off allegations of voter fraud.

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Google is one of a number of U.S. tech companies trying to fend off the Trump administration’s antirust pursuits, most of which is held over from the Biden administration. Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025 Meta is also currently on trial at the same courthouse in Washington, D.C., seeking to fend off allegations from the Federal Trade Commission that the social media giant entrenched its monopoly over social networking with its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. Julia Shapero, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025 Led by power couple Tommy (Gabriel Luna) and Maria (Rutina Wesley), the survivors band together, stick to their defense plan, and fend off the upstart invasion. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2025 That spirit-crushing feeling of powerlessness is what director Nabulsi aims to fend off, admittedly through not always effective narrative means, but with emotional sincerity nonetheless. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fend off

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“Fend off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fend%20off. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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