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
When Congress averted a shutdown in March, Schumer and nine other Democrats voted with Republicans to extend funding until the end of the fiscal year.
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Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
The deadline to avert a shutdown is tonight at midnight.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Nearly every time, lawmakers fold in their game of chicken and avert a shutdown at the last minute.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
That continuing resolution would give seven weeks to iron out a full spending bill and avert an immediate government shutdown—which would be the first since 2018.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
The deadline to avert a shutdown is tonight at midnight.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Nearly every time, lawmakers fold in their game of chicken and avert a shutdown at the last minute.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
That continuing resolution would give seven weeks to iron out a full spending bill and avert an immediate government shutdown—which would be the first since 2018.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avert
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Roy said that fast, accurate intervention can prevent deaths in traumatic emergencies.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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One brings therapy dogs that can prevent elopement, which is when kids with autism wander away from caregivers, into classrooms.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Avert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avert. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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