warded (off)

verb

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warded (off)
  1. opposed
  2. resisted
  3. withstood
Verb
  • Even the milk industry opposed it.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Robert Bauman, who chairs the council's Public Works Committee, opposed the $5 million funding request that was part of Johnson's 2025 budget proposal.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of opposed
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  • While the charges are welcome in this case, unfortunately, President Biden has resisted using the levers available to him through the Department of Education and the Department of Justice’s civil rights division to protect Jewish students and tamp down on anti-American radicalism on campus.
    The Editors, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Starbucks has long resisted the unionization of its stores, but had agreed to negotiate a contract by the end of the year.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
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 30 Dec. 2024.

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