warded (off)

verb

Definition of warded (off)next
past tense of ward (off)
as in deflected

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  1. opposed
  2. resisted
  3. withstood
Verb
  • His choice for interior secretary had stuck with Cleveland even as other Democrats opposed his third presidential bid.
    Ian Prasad Philbrick, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The United Steelworkers union fiercely opposed the takeover by Nippon from the day it was announced in December 2023.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of opposed
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  • The college resisted and went to court, reaching the Supreme Court, which ruled that Dartmouth’s charter was a contract that protected the institution from the state.
    Johann Neem / Made by History, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The leaders of those countries often resisted these efforts, stating that their new governments were too fragile to tolerate the proliferation of private groups that criticized their government’s policies.
    Johann Neem / Made by History, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of resisted
Verb
  • Their home—which had withstood previous natural disasters—was one of more than a thousand that was razed in the administrative region.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The tights withstood rubbing with Velcro, resulting in only minor pilling but no visible holes.
    L.A. Hubilla, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of withstood
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“Warded (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warded%20%28off%29. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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