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How to pronounce ward off in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off
Type of forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
Type Words
Type of defend

Examples of ward off

ward off
So you may spend two grand on it and still not ward off the worst-case scenario.
From the online.wsj.com
Clemens and the riggers often huddled around fire barrels to ward off frostbite.
From the freep.com
The funds on our list take different approaches to ward off the hot-money crowd.
From the businessweek.com
The Healthy Skeptic investigated four products that supposedly ward off the flu.
From the latimes.com
She was decked out in a wetsuit with booties and head gear to ward off the cold.
From the ocregister.com
Panicked people have been buying face masks, in a bid to ward off the infection.
From the voanews.com
What could your mom have done differently, if anything, to ward off your eating?
From the theatlantic.com
To ward off superstitions, his father told the villagers he was a girl at first.
From the charlotteobserver.com
And that would be a welcome change as Irvin tries to ward off those pesky grays.
From the stltoday.com