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1. keep away

   Antonyms:
   arbitrate, intercede, intercept, interfere, intermeddle, interpose, interrupt, meddle, mediate

   Synonyms:
   avoid, hold aloof, hold off, keep aloof, keep clear, keep out, let alone, let be, retire, stand aside, stand away, stand back, stand off, withdraw

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1. • Prevent

Princeton's WordNet

1. keep awayverb

   prevent from coming close

   "I tried to keep the child away from the pool"

How to use keep away in a sentence?

1. Arun Jaitley:

   I would in future, for some time, like to keep away from any responsibility, this will enable me to concentrate on my treatment and health.

2. Gery K.:

   I've found that showing your true intentions and saying what really is on your mind might get you hurt by others. While playing with your cards face down bluffing to keep away from harm, you might hurt yourself in unknown ways in the long run.

3. Mark Twain:

   Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

4. President Biden:

   Too often, we treat what happens in our nation's capital like a sports game too -- wondering which team will score the most points with voters. Legislation becomes a football to keep away from the other side, and Americans get lost in the playbook, governing isn't a game.

5. Sudarshan Suchi:

   If previously an earthquake or flood came into a small village or colony, everybody came together and found ways to rescue. When Covid comes, the first thought everybody has is keep away, it's an unknown ghost. People with collective spirit and traditions of community action are partly wary today of these kinds of things.

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