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“We would just as soon stay away from a group that will create controversy,” the Cubs general manager Sam Bernabe told the paper.

Many will simply stay away from crowds and stay home this Christmas Eve, which could be a very silent night indeed.

Patrick Lynch, had said that De Blasio should stay away from the funerals of any police officers killed in the line of duty.

“This may sound ungrateful but if you want to protect yourself, you may want to stay away,” she continues.

“If you stay away for too long people think things will shut down,” he explains of his rush to return.

After a little while Yung Pak got used to these "monkey shines," and he knew that his pet would not stay away long after mealtime.

He had come to her to-day 23 by sheer force of will, not daring to stay away longerand what had he come for?

If they cannot get on without a sort of continuation of the London Season, let them stay away altogether.

But the writ of Summons had been served; Heaven's Messenger could not stay away forever.

If he were so close, loving her, he could not stay away; she read in her own heart, and knew.

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On this page you'll find 58 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to stay away, such as: avert, bypass, dodge, escape, evade, and fend off.

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

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