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Common collocations with fend off in American Collocation

fend off phrasal verb transitive

US

an attack

attack
blow
challenge
tackle

The British had just managed to fend off the attack.

someone who attacks you

attacker
boarder
intruder
mugger
pursuer

She tried to fend off the attacker with kicks.

criticism

accusation
attack
challenge
claim
criticism
objection

US officials tried to fend off growing criticism for the latest security lapse.

question

query
question

He now had to fend off questions about whether he’d resign over the matter.