as in prevented
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
her careful planning averted disaster
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Recent Examples of averted
Bo Bichette continued his hot streak with three hits, rookie Nolan McLean struck out nine in seven innings and the New York Mets averted being swept with a 9-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
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CBS News, 18 June 2026
Widespread intervention and work averted the Y2K crisis, Storment said.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Bo Bichette continued his hot streak with three hits, rookie Nolan McLean struck out nine in seven innings and the New York Mets averted being swept with a 9-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
This looting of the Treasury has apparently been averted, following a rare revolt by Republican lawmakers.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Luckily for Vegas, Carter Harter stopped Jarvis’ backhand, but the threat wasn’t averted just yet.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Durbin averted the shutout with his first solo shot to lead off the eighth, his second home run of the season and his first that didn’t come off a position player.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
The lack of risk-taking has helped keep a lid on financial flows, while supply levers have averted the worst hit to the market.
—Devika Krishna Kumar, Fortune, 6 June 2026
During the crisis, all crews and firefighters could do was spray cool water on the tank, hoping that by cooling it down, tragedy could be averted.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
CBS News, 18 June 2026
Widespread intervention and work averted the Y2K crisis, Storment said.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Bo Bichette continued his hot streak with three hits, rookie Nolan McLean struck out nine in seven innings and the New York Mets averted being swept with a 9-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
This looting of the Treasury has apparently been averted, following a rare revolt by Republican lawmakers.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Luckily for Vegas, Carter Harter stopped Jarvis’ backhand, but the threat wasn’t averted just yet.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Durbin averted the shutout with his first solo shot to lead off the eighth, his second home run of the season and his first that didn’t come off a position player.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
The lack of risk-taking has helped keep a lid on financial flows, while supply levers have averted the worst hit to the market.
—Devika Krishna Kumar, Fortune, 6 June 2026
During the crisis, all crews and firefighters could do was spray cool water on the tank, hoping that by cooling it down, tragedy could be averted.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for averted
prevented
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Teva said his family later reached a settlement deal with Von D, which allegedly included a nondisclosure agreement that prevented his mother from speaking out on the incident.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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And while Popeye could never directly engage with his Sea Hag because his code of honor prevented him from striking a woman, no matter how villainous, Tom seems to have no such code.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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“Averted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averted. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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