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deter
verb as in check, inhibit from action
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The New York City Police aren’t blind to the drug dealing, but repeated arrests haven’t brought consequences serious enough to deter repeat offenders.
But the strike failed to deter the group, or noticeably impair their ability to attack Israel.
However, the prices of the products may still deter some consumers.
I’m a sucker for watermelon lemonade, which they do not offer, but I wasn’t deterred.
“Prosecutors hope that this will deter people from speaking up for animals, that it will deter people from rescuing them,” Rosenberg said in an Instagram video after the verdict was read.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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