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
San Diego Unified School District recently averted a one-day strike after reaching a tentative agreement with its teachers.
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Today’s parents grew up in a world where vaccines averted preventable diseases, or at least lessened the toll of those illnesses if infection occurred.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
In Connecticut and across New England, where talk of electricity tends to turn on highest-in-the-nation rates, the potential cold weather energy emergency faced by customers elsewhere was averted, but that success comes with a warning.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
After hours of House of Commons debate, a vote was averted when the government gave in to lawmakers' anger and agreed that the Intelligence and Security Committee would decide what papers should be published, rather than a senior civil servant as Starmer had proposed.
—Jill Lawless The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors described the assassination attempt as a narrowly averted, while Routh suggested his actions were a peaceful protest, reported the Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
In the case of Meta (META) , shares recaptured the 200-day and gapped above it – crisis averted for now.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Another special skill for binocular astronomers that isn’t intuitive is averted vision.
—Jase Parnell-Brookes, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
City officials began the program initially to prevent LAPD civilian workers from being laid off, which was part of larger efforts that closed a $1 billion deficit and averted thousands of layoffs.
—City News Service, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Today’s parents grew up in a world where vaccines averted preventable diseases, or at least lessened the toll of those illnesses if infection occurred.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
In Connecticut and across New England, where talk of electricity tends to turn on highest-in-the-nation rates, the potential cold weather energy emergency faced by customers elsewhere was averted, but that success comes with a warning.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
After hours of House of Commons debate, a vote was averted when the government gave in to lawmakers' anger and agreed that the Intelligence and Security Committee would decide what papers should be published, rather than a senior civil servant as Starmer had proposed.
—Jill Lawless The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors described the assassination attempt as a narrowly averted, while Routh suggested his actions were a peaceful protest, reported the Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Network.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
In the case of Meta (META) , shares recaptured the 200-day and gapped above it – crisis averted for now.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Another special skill for binocular astronomers that isn’t intuitive is averted vision.
—Jase Parnell-Brookes, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
City officials began the program initially to prevent LAPD civilian workers from being laid off, which was part of larger efforts that closed a $1 billion deficit and averted thousands of layoffs.
—City News Service, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for averted
prevented
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Whether Musero can cite examples of work he was denied, prevented from going for or more in damages at said trial is a whole other matter.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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On top of the internet, the 2010s had a city ordinance that prevented newsstands from selling food and drinks, which Da Costa notes was an important source of side income for many.—
Jason LeCras,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Averted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averted. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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