avoidable

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Recent Examples of avoidable Astronomers and advocates have spent months drawing attention to the avoidable accident in the hopes of preventing similar issues in the future. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 Fortunately, these common snafus are avoidable with a little careful planning. Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 16 Aug. 2026 Also according to the analysis, nearly two-thirds of avoidable disease burden in the United States could be addressed with preventive and early interventions that are already proven to work. Pooja Kumar, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 The tragic and avoidable death of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, who was thrown from a runaway carriage, punctuates the urgent need for reform. Wayne Pacelle, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 At heart, structures and incentives pull Washington back, repeatedly, to avoidable quagmires. Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026 With more frequent redeterminations set to roll out in the coming months, reducing avoidable procedural disenrollment should be a core strategy for helping eligible people stay covered. Rebecca Myerson, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026 Reducing cost-to-serve may require eliminating avoidable demand, redesigning customer journeys, automating decisions, consolidating platforms and changing workforce capacity. Todd Bernson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 And Bear 142 was fortunate that an entirely avoidable encounter did not end much worse. Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avoidable
Adjective
  • Zero-dose children in low-income countries The vast majority of parents around the world want to protect their children from preventable infectious diseases through vaccination.
    Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin, who developed the first polio vaccines in the 1950s, the disease is almost entirely preventable.
    Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Why people are uncertain about vaccines Vaccine hesitancy is much more complicated than outright opposition to vaccines, Steier said.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Traditional business moats are eroding, exemplified by Chegg's collapse, as the market prices certainty into an inherently uncertain technology, causing unprecedented volatility and layoffs.
    Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The titular gang comprises Mac (McElhenney), a closeted wannabe tough guy; the narcissistic prepster Dennis (Glenn Howerton); Dennis’s chronically unsure fraternal twin, Dee (Kaitlin Olson); and the bar’s buffoonish janitor, Charlie (Charlie Day).
    Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Still, stakeholders are unsure what effects a veto override will have.
    Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Avoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avoidable. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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