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Synonyms & Antonyms for fend
Synonyms: Verb
bulwark, cover, defend, fence, forfend, guard, keep, protect, safeguard, screen, secure, shield, ward
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of fend in a Sentence
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uses self-deprecating humor to fend herself from serious criticismRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
Abbott has been fending off calls for gun control by Democrats in the Texas House in the wake of the shootings. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, "Texas governor issues 8 executive orders after double mass shootings in August," 5 Sep. 2019 Vaping may hamper the lungs' ability to fend off infections The CDC is urging everyone to stop vaping. — Wired, "Hurricane Dorian Science, a Vaping Mouse Experiment, and More News," 4 Sep. 2019 Think of your white blood cells as valiant crusaders in this fight; your immune system uses them to fend off illness-causing threats, the CDC explains. — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, "What Is Herd Immunity, And Why Does It Matter?," 26 Aug. 2019 Although the ceremony is still to come, the Biebers have spent much of married life fending off pregnancy rumors — but also stoking them. — Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, "Justin Bieber & Hailey Baldwin's Wedding Is In A Surprising Location," 24 Aug. 2019 At the time of its opening its builder, the construction group Colas, part of telecoms group Bouygues, said that the solar panels were covered with a resin containing silicon, strong enough to fend off traffic even from 18-wheelers. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Three Years Later, the French Solar Road Is a Total Flop," 16 Aug. 2019 Despite the heat outside, crew members wear fleece to fend off the frigid air. — Rachel Hartigan Shea, National Geographic, "Exclusive: Inside the search for Amelia Earhart’s airplane," 12 Aug. 2019 During red zone work in a rare occurence, Murray took a snap from under center and on perhaps his best throw of the day, threw a perfect fade into the end zone to receiver Pharoh Cooper, who hauled it in over his shoulder while fending off Brock. — Bob Mcmanaman, azcentral, "Kyler Murray daily report: Arizona Cardinals unveil new red zone look, Murray excels," 11 Aug. 2019 Indeed, rather than fend off KKR’s advances, Mathias Döpfner, Axel Springer’s boss, actively sought it out as an investor. — The Economist, "Buy-out firms embrace Germany—and vice versa," 9 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Rhodes is expected to secure more such partnerships as Spotify ramps up its efforts to become a dominant player in the podcasting space, as well as fend off rival streaming services like Apple Music and Google Play. — Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, "Spotify Hires Former CBS News Head David Rhodes as Part of Broader Podcasting Push," 6 Sep. 2019 Instagram will soon account for a sizable part of owner Facebook’s revenue growth, and also keeps Facebook connected to younger people online while helping fend off a potential threat from rival Snapchat. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Recode Daily: Inside the $21 billion market to track your every move," 11 Dec. 2018 And sensitive types should look to Kevin Murphy’s Maxi Wash, a pretreatment that balances your scalp to its ideal 5.5 to 6.5 pH range and fends off any irritation from color sessions. — Kari Molvar, Vogue, "The Supercharged Detox Ingredient That’s Missing From Your Shampoo," 14 June 2018 Singletary made three three-pointers in the third quarter, helping fend off a couple different mini runs that Lumberton had. — Elliott Lapin, Houston Chronicle, "Byrd's 41 boosts Kingwood Park to opening round playoff win," 13 Feb. 2018 Instead of letting the fish fend for themselves while trying to reach the ocean, they are intercepted and taken to the hatchery at Cherrylane to be reconditioned. — Eric Barker, idahostatesman, "About 100 steelhead repeat spawners released on Snake River | Idaho Statesman," 30 Oct. 2017 Instead of letting the fish fend for themselves while trying to reach the ocean, they are intercepted and taken to the hatchery at Cherrylane to be reconditioned. — Eric Barker, idahostatesman, "About 100 steelhead repeat spawners released on Snake River | Idaho Statesman," 30 Oct. 2017 Instead of letting the fish fend for themselves while trying to reach the ocean, they are intercepted and taken to the hatchery at Cherrylane to be reconditioned. — Eric Barker, idahostatesman, "About 100 steelhead repeat spawners released on Snake River | Idaho Statesman," 30 Oct. 2017 Instead of letting the fish fend for themselves while trying to reach the ocean, they are intercepted and taken to the hatchery at Cherrylane to be reconditioned. — Eric Barker, idahostatesman, "About 100 steelhead repeat spawners released on Snake River | Idaho Statesman," 30 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fend.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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