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foil
noun as in contrast
verb as in circumvent, nip in the bud
Strong matches
Example Sentences
An estimated 25 people were killed in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday alone in what police say was a foiled attempt at a gang invasion of a wealthy neighbourhood.
"If the crust starts to get too dark, I swear by a ring of foil wrapped around the crust to protect it. You can keep them and reuse them many times too."
Canada’s former justice minister has confirmed to the BBC he was the target of a recent Iranian assassination attempt that was foiled.
Great tits flew to fame in the 1920s after birds started opening the foil lids of milk bottles to feed on the cream within.
As she sings of her foil, in my favorite line of the song, “She peels me back like I’m her cabbage.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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