SYN: Line, course, tenor, continuity.

ANT: Deviation, divergence, aberration, solution, intermission, interruption.

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KEY: Threadbare.

SYN: Hackneyed, commonplace, trite, stale, worn out, [See THOUGHTFUL].

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KEY: Threat.

SYN: Menace, browbeating, denunciation, intimidation.

ANT: Encouragement, allurement, enticement, promise.

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