as in to prevent
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
her careful planning averted disaster
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Sumner had successfully averted a potential crisis.
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Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Step 1: Find and Track Near-Earth Asteroids The first step in averting an asteroid impact with Earth is just to know what near-Earth objects (NEOs) are out there.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Offering space can spark breakthroughs, while stepping in decisively can avert costly mistakes.
—Marie Holive, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
It is also expected to avert nearly 2,500 premature deaths and more than 10,000 new cases of asthma, according to the air district.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Step 1: Find and Track Near-Earth Asteroids The first step in averting an asteroid impact with Earth is just to know what near-Earth objects (NEOs) are out there.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
Offering space can spark breakthroughs, while stepping in decisively can avert costly mistakes.
—Marie Holive, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
It is also expected to avert nearly 2,500 premature deaths and more than 10,000 new cases of asthma, according to the air district.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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The agreement will prevent Hohauser from ever again serving as a judge in the state after his resignation.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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That didn’t prevent a few hundred León fans from traveling over 1,500 miles to Atlanta to support their club – or at least the club’s cause.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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“Avert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avert. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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