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Recent Examples of avoidable
The crash of Eastern Flight 212, ultimately, was an avoidable tragedy.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
In both circumstances involving Supertramp and The Police, avoidable interpersonal and legal conflict has taken center stage decades after the opposing parties dissolved their professional relationships.
—Mike Alleyne, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control estimates that food insecurity drives up national health care spending by $53 billion each year, primarily due to avoidable hospitalizations and chronic illness.
—Casey Castillo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
How to prevent photosensitivity The good news is that this type of reaction is usually avoidable.
—Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
America may weather another partisan cycle, but a broken CDC means preventable deaths will mount, avoidable suffering will multiply and the most vulnerable will once again be sacrificed on the altar of ideology.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.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
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
In both circumstances involving Supertramp and The Police, avoidable interpersonal and legal conflict has taken center stage decades after the opposing parties dissolved their professional relationships.
—Mike Alleyne, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control estimates that food insecurity drives up national health care spending by $53 billion each year, primarily due to avoidable hospitalizations and chronic illness.
—Casey Castillo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
How to prevent photosensitivity The good news is that this type of reaction is usually avoidable.
—Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
America may weather another partisan cycle, but a broken CDC means preventable deaths will mount, avoidable suffering will multiply and the most vulnerable will once again be sacrificed on the altar of ideology.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avoidable
Adjective
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Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease caused by a virus that primarily and most severely afflicts children.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many of the deaths were preventable and due to a combination of staff incompetence and cruel indifference.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In a world that is polarized, volatile, uncertain, complex and shifting all the time, your leadership can offer a beacon of both continuity and hope.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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That leaves uncertain whether the threats might actually lead to new tariffs or a ban on Russian oil purchases.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of clarity and a sense of financial empowerment, individuals experience costly missteps and are left unsure of where to find reliable guidance—eroding any trust in the mainstream financial system.—
Sandy Anderson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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These cases have raised concerns about overzealous responses from companies, and left many companies unsure of how to proceed.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Avoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avoidable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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