Deliberately avoid
The crossword clue "Deliberately avoid" is answered by SHUN, a 4-letter entry. Used 23 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SHUN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHUN answer page.
Used 23 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for SHUN
Every other clue in this collection answered by SHUN, most used first.
- Avoid - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
- Eschew - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Steer clear of - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Give the cold shoulder to - used 32 times, most recently in 2024
- Keep away from - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Ostracize - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Cold-shoulder - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
- Have nothing to do with - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
- Stay away from - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Give the cold shoulder - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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