Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: refrained

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After making their first introduction, the duo sat down with Gyles Brandreth and Camilla Tominey to discuss the top headlines of the day – but refrained from bringing up their own friendship making the news.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/15/phillip-schofield-and-holly-willoughby-avoid-fallout-mention-on-this-morning-18784027/

Beijing has refrained from condemning Moscow’s operation against Ukraine or calling it an “invasion” in line with the Kremlin, which describes the war as a “special military operation” designed to protect Russia’s own security.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9499760/ukraine-war-china-deeply-worried-about-escalation-conflict/

Both PaperCut and ZDI refrained from publishing in-depth technical details about the vulnerabilities.

Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/04/25/cve-2023-27350-poc/

Despite former French presidents, including Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande as well as current Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne, attending the demonstration on Sunday, President Emmanuel Macron refrained from joining.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/11/13/petty-politics-french-far-left-boycott-bipartisan-paris-protest-against-antisemitism/

Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for the Kremlin, told reporters that Russian forces had achieved “good dynamics in advancing” in Soledar but refrained from officially announcing the control of the municipality.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/ukraine-war/russia-shakes-up-its-military-following-the-battle-in-ukraine-town/

During the event, Perry refrained from publicly disclosing the cause of the perforation.

Source: https://www.inquisitr.com/matthew-perry-said-jennifer-aniston-offered-most-support-during-his-struggle-with-alcohol-addiction

Hamas then defeated Fatah forces in Gaza and secured its political ascendancy there, leading Israel to seal off Gazans from Israel, even as some official Israeli refrained, and still refrain, from designating Gaza as outside of its international borders.

Source: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/10/how-gaza-became-an-open-air-prison.html?via=rss

However, Ebert expressed his sorrow that Revenge of the Fallen’s “human actors are in a witless sitcom part of the time, and lot of the rest of their time is spent running in slo-mo away from explosions,” and refrained from calling out Fox.

Source: https://collider.com/roger-ebert-transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/

However, the figures are still likely to be an undercount as several local authorities refrained to contribute to the report.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/04/24/crisis-as-one-homeless-person-dies-every-65-hours-in-uk-latest-figures-show

In the other five cases, it refrained from offering a diagnosis because the information was unclear.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/11/health/ai-tumor-diagnosis-brain-cancer.html

It was also noted against Japan that the Indians mainly focused on gaining the penalty corners inside the box and refrained from taking regular shots at the goal.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/we-are-one-phase-away-from-finishing-the-way-we-want-craig-fulton-on-missed-penalty-corner-chances-vs-japan-8877661/

Many expected Nasrallah to announce the group’s next moves, but he refrained from doing so, instead condemning the Israeli attacks Gaza.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/3/hezbollahs-hassan-nasrallah-speech-on-israel-hamas-war-key-takeaways?traffic_source=rss

Many people have speculated that DeSantis must enter the verbal war with former president Donald Trump if he wants to win the election, but the Florida governor refrained…

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/25351b5fe4ee548d?ref=ff

Mike Pompeo, former US Secretary of State under Donald Trump's administration, argued refrained from invading Europe by "a single inch" until became US President.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1730133/ukraine-war-mike-pompeo-joe-biden-vladimir-putin-donald-trump-nato

New Delhi has so far refrained from condemning Russian actions and its oil purchases from Moscow have reached record levels.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ukrainian-envoy-polishchuk-to-arrive-in-delhi-on-august-8-set-to-take-charge-soon/article67162437.ece

Not only did the Loki team keep the focus away from the future of the "real" Kang, but they also refrained from dropping too many hints or Easter eggs about the Fantastic Four.

Source: https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/kang-mcu-marvel-plans-future-loki-season-2/

Obviously I value my marriage and try not to come across as the most boring man she ever had the misfortune to marry, so I refrained, and instead mulled over the events of the finale in mind.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/14/games-inbox-is-xbox-being-treated-unfairly-by-gamers-and-the-media-18437483/

Putin claimed that Russia was capable of attacking the Kyiv government buildings but refrained from doing so for reasons he would not discuss in public.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/ukraine-war/putin-confirms-first-batch-of-tactical-nuclear-weapons-in-belarus/