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Real-life examples: Cows often have to fend off swarms of flies and gnats that try to bite them. A celebrity’s bodyguard may need to fend off excited fans that are trying to get too close. A business owner will fend off competition.
Used in a sentence: An alpha wolf must fend off any younger wolves that try to attack it or its pups.

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Real-life examples: People trapped on a deserted island must fend for themselves. Siblings may have to fend for each other when their parents can’t even fend for themselves.
Used in a sentence: She never knew her parents and had to fend for herself since she was a child.

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