as in prevented
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
her careful planning averted disaster
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Recent Examples of averted
Advertisement The tough talk coming from Democrats now is not all that different from what some of them were saying in March, just before Schumer and other Senate Democrats gave in and averted a shutdown.
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Nik Popli, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Since 1974, vaccination campaigns have averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than 5 years old, of whom 101 million were infants younger than a year old.
—Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes.com, 3 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
Since 1988, more than 20 million cases of paralysis have been averted thanks to the large-scale administration of OPV.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
And while a trade war appears to have been averted for now, American consumers could be at the receiving end of soaring drug costs.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
But the lunar landing was averted after an oxygen tank exploded during the voyage.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
The economy has largely averted the type of widespread job losses that often accompany a recession.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2025
De Leon says the company has averted that so far, using Eye4Fraud, a fraud-protection tool for e-commerce merchants.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Nik Popli, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Since 1974, vaccination campaigns have averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than 5 years old, of whom 101 million were infants younger than a year old.
—Bernadette Boden Albala, Forbes.com, 3 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
Since 1988, more than 20 million cases of paralysis have been averted thanks to the large-scale administration of OPV.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
And while a trade war appears to have been averted for now, American consumers could be at the receiving end of soaring drug costs.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
But the lunar landing was averted after an oxygen tank exploded during the voyage.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
The economy has largely averted the type of widespread job losses that often accompany a recession.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2025
De Leon says the company has averted that so far, using Eye4Fraud, a fraud-protection tool for e-commerce merchants.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for averted
prevented
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This type of rash or breakout can be prevented by avoiding perfumes, colognes, citrus oils and other common triggers before going outside in the sun.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Humanitarian agencies have been prevented by the belligerents from providing aid, while conflicts elsewhere have sapped the West’s attention.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Averted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averted. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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