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stay away

VERB

avoid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avert bypass dodge escape evade fend off shun sidestep ward off

STRONG

abstain circumvent deflect desist ditch divert duck elude eschew flee hide jump obviate recoil shake shirk shy skip skirt weave withdraw

WEAK

circumlocute cold-shoulder fake out give the slip hold off keep clear lay low run for cover shake and bake shake off shrink from shuffle off skip out on skip town stay out steer clear of step aside turn aside

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet

STRONG

allow help permit stay take on

WEAK

seek want

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stay away

But could he really stay away from the game and would international football, without the day-to-day intensity that comes with the club game, be the perfect way back in?

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Alonso said there is an agreement for Garnacho to stay away from the first-team squad while he seeks a move, with Italian club Roma among those interested.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Beijing in response throttled the number of flights to the country and advised Chinese tourists to stay away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

I think about these two characters, where they started Day 1; Tina was pretending not even to speak English just to stay away from the girl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

He knows that Frank would stay away for a few days, sometimes a week, then two.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

stay away

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