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shy away
verb as in blench
verb as in hang back
verb as in hesitate
Strong matches
verb as in recoil
verb as in turn
Strong matches
Example Sentences
The fact that our entire health care system is under attack, with the crown jewel of vaccination squarely in the crosshairs, doesn’t mean we should shy away from that potential.
"That's not something I shy away from. In a world that changes every five minutes, we have to be very open to analysis that doesn't always fit comfortably with how we see the world. And we should embrace that."
"But this team doesn't hold the record for the longest minority in Canadian history because we shy away from these moments, we put in the work, whether it's easy or hard."
And the film doesn't shy away from dealing with his drug addictions and mental health problems, or when Nicole Appleton from All Saints was pregnant with their child and was pressured by people in the music industry, she said, into having an abortion.
We don't shy away from using butter in all of our desserts.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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