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deter
verb as in check, inhibit from action
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Example Sentences
McGill, who has slipped to 57th in the world and was playing in his first final in eight years, was not deterred by losing the advantage.
This summer the UK and France agreed to a year-long "one in, one out" pilot scheme as part of the government's strategy to deter small boat crossings.
"It shows you that the world community has failed drastically in deterring Israel from expanding its oppressive policies," says Barghouti.
A Northern California jewelry store that has been robbed twice since 2023 has turned to innovative methods to stop, deter and ultimately capture a series of armed bandits.
The $100,000 fee essentially functions as a ban that will harm American competitiveness by deterring talented foreign workers and encouraging companies to move operations overseas.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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