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
O’Steen averted his eyes from the exhibit, appearing to not want to look at the image of the victim.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
In multiple Southern California cities, disaster has been averted — at least for now.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
While a sectorial collapse appears to have been averted with the current 19 percent figure, which is on par with neighboring rivals like Indonesia and Vietnam, the question of who pays for the additional duties is a question that continues to loom large.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
There are billions of dollars in savings to society for routine childhood vaccinations, in addition to the millions of hospitalizations and deaths averted.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 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
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
In multiple Southern California cities, disaster has been averted — at least for now.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
While a sectorial collapse appears to have been averted with the current 19 percent figure, which is on par with neighboring rivals like Indonesia and Vietnam, the question of who pays for the additional duties is a question that continues to loom large.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
There are billions of dollars in savings to society for routine childhood vaccinations, in addition to the millions of hospitalizations and deaths averted.
—Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for averted
prevented
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At least two people inside Club Q confronted the gunman and prevented further violence, said Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Proactivity also reduces ticket volume; studies indicate that 25% to 40% of contact‑center calls are avoidable, often because of missing documentation, and that 57% of inbound calls could be prevented if answers were easier to find.—
Mukul Garg,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Averted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averted. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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