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
As shown in the trailer, season 2 will revolve around Fielder attempting to avert catastrophe in the airline industry by hosting an elaborate roleplay for pilots - this includes the partial construction of a full-size airplane.
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
And the really chilling part is that a much bigger accident was averted only by accident.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
According to a Reuters report, multiple ministers said the E.U.’s priority was to launch negotiations with the U.S. and avert an outright trade war.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Apr. 2025
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The evidence is similarly clear on Trump’s argument that continued reliance on tariffs to fund the government would have averted the Great Depression.
—Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
And the really chilling part is that a much bigger accident was averted only by accident.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
According to a Reuters report, multiple ministers said the E.U.’s priority was to launch negotiations with the U.S. and avert an outright trade war.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Apr. 2025
How Investigative Journalists Actually Find Fraud, Waste and Abuse
The evidence is similarly clear on Trump’s argument that continued reliance on tariffs to fund the government would have averted the Great Depression.
—Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps more important, though, is doing your best to prevent those flares in the first place.—
Sierra Leone Starks,
Allure,
18 Apr. 2025
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Some states, such as California, New Jersey and Illinois, have sanctuary laws that prevent local jurisdictions from signing 287(g) agreements.—
Julia Ingram,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Avert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avert. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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