as in avoidance
the act or practice of keeping something from happening
good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots
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Recent Examples of prevention
This prevention strategy involves sub-dividing big buildings into different sections using fire-resistant walls to limit the spread of fire.
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Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
How to Limit Running Injuries Up until this point, most injury prevention advice focused on limiting week-over-week mileage.
—Emma Loewe, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Lauren Rice is a fourth-year medical student in New York City pursuing a career in internal medicine with interests in chronic disease prevention and medical education.
—Lauren Rice, STAT, 11 Mar. 2026
Tech companies announced a slew of new security and scam-prevention tools this week, in their ongoing efforts to clean up the AI slop — and security risks — their technology helped create.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
How to Limit Running Injuries Up until this point, most injury prevention advice focused on limiting week-over-week mileage.
—Emma Loewe, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Lauren Rice is a fourth-year medical student in New York City pursuing a career in internal medicine with interests in chronic disease prevention and medical education.
—Lauren Rice, STAT, 11 Mar. 2026
Tech companies announced a slew of new security and scam-prevention tools this week, in their ongoing efforts to clean up the AI slop — and security risks — their technology helped create.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevention
Noun
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That deliberate avoidance of Boo’s story is telling.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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According to former federal officials, cartels’ avoidance of deliberately targeting Americans is rooted less in ideology and more in risk management.—
Armando Regil Velasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Western nations have imposed sanctions including the prohibition of arms sales.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this week, the Florida House removed a prohibition on local governments signing nondisclosure agreements with data center companies.—
Emily L. Mahoney,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevention. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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