as in to prevent
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
her careful planning averted disaster
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Recent Examples of avert
They also were estimated to avert $540 billion in direct costs.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Critics also said that the 11th hour change will further complicate efforts to reach a deal that averts a shutdown.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Understanding the gravity of a red flag warning and adhering to these precautions is paramount in averting wildfires during these perilous conditions.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Parts of Beirut seem to have been written off, after a series of disasters even a minimally competent government could have averted.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Critics also said that the 11th hour change will further complicate efforts to reach a deal that averts a shutdown.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Understanding the gravity of a red flag warning and adhering to these precautions is paramount in averting wildfires during these perilous conditions.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Parts of Beirut seem to have been written off, after a series of disasters even a minimally competent government could have averted.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
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On the southwestern side of the fire, hand crews and dozers began building new containment lines along Sycamore Ridge Road to prevent the westward spread of the fire from the Dinkey Creek drainage and cut the fire off close to its active edge.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Avert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avert. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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