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go-by

verb as in elapse

noun as in snub, rejection

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Now this was the first time that I had supposed dead deer come to life and give me the go-by, though it was not the last time.

"He's one of your old fellers as you've give the go-by to, I kind of suspicion, Sis," replied the young man with a laugh.

We had already given one or two the go-by, when we heard a clattering of hoofs close behind us, and the well-known cry, "G'lang."

They beckoned very urgently for us to come ashore, but I acted as if I did not understand them, and gave them the go-by.

To avert this catastrophe, Winnie determined to give the go-by to coy modesty.

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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to go-by, such as: rebuke, rejection, reprimand, snub, check, and cut.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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