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
Another special skill for binocular astronomers that isn’t intuitive is averted vision.
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Jase Parnell-Brookes, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The crisis was averted and the B’s scored the next four goals to win going away.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 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
For the moment, the crisis seems to have been averted.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Crisis averted — at least for now.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Williams ultimately stayed at Washington and thus averted litigation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Adapting the model to Maryland shows that 3,000 premature deaths would be averted over the next 10 years, rising to more than 6,000 with health communication.
—Kevin Bardosh, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2026
The House has passed half of the 12 appropriation bills, which both Democrats and Republicans claim shows a closure is likely to be averted.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2026
Jase Parnell-Brookes, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The crisis was averted and the B’s scored the next four goals to win going away.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 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
For the moment, the crisis seems to have been averted.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
Crisis averted — at least for now.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Williams ultimately stayed at Washington and thus averted litigation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Adapting the model to Maryland shows that 3,000 premature deaths would be averted over the next 10 years, rising to more than 6,000 with health communication.
—Kevin Bardosh, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2026
The House has passed half of the 12 appropriation bills, which both Democrats and Republicans claim shows a closure is likely to be averted.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for averted
prevented
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During the Middle Ages, sumptuary laws prevented the lower class from wearing silk.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Kosovo's president in July said Trump prevented further escalation, but the Serbian president denied that escalation was imminent, according to Reuters.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Averted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averted. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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