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Recent Examples of avoidable
Many of those deaths, some historians now suggest, were avoidable if only the crew and passengers had not been convinced of the vessel's invincibility.
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Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The time regained from not having to plan meals, shop for groceries, or manage school logistics can free up bandwidth to take on freelance work, cut down on expensive delivery meals, or simply reduce the burnout that often leads to avoidable expenses.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The story of the day will largely be that weather delay and the seemingly avoidable circumstances around it.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
Every [one of these deaths] was avoidable.
—Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
Needing to worry about such avoidable irritations in the first place, though, proves that Morgan may have modernized the car, but a certain level of classic British engineering still applies.
—ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The time regained from not having to plan meals, shop for groceries, or manage school logistics can free up bandwidth to take on freelance work, cut down on expensive delivery meals, or simply reduce the burnout that often leads to avoidable expenses.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The story of the day will largely be that weather delay and the seemingly avoidable circumstances around it.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
Every [one of these deaths] was avoidable.
—Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
Needing to worry about such avoidable irritations in the first place, though, proves that Morgan may have modernized the car, but a certain level of classic British engineering still applies.
—ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avoidable
Adjective
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Health experts worry this trend may fuel outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases among children this fall.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Measles is vaccine-preventable.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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With the state’s version of a grocery tax set to expire soon, whether Lake Bluff will join many of its neighboring communities in adopting its own version of the tax is uncertain following a recent discussion of the village board’s finance committee.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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In addition, the stock is defensive in an uncertain macroeconomic environment.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The footage revealed a canine still deeply affected by past experiences, unsure of his safety even outdoors, and in the company of his new owner.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Her team feels valued but adrift, unsure what matters most.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Avoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avoidable. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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