forestalled

past tense of forestall

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forestalled
Verb
  • His teammates got him off the hook and prevented the Braves from falling seven games behind the Phillies just 10 games into the season.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • With the new features announced Tuesday, teens under 16 will be prevented from using the Instagram Live feature without parental consent.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • De Leon says the company has averted that so far, using Eye4Fraud, a fraud-protection tool for e-commerce merchants.
    Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
  • However, a multimillion-dollar ballot battle was averted in 2023 with compromise legislation.
    Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Forestalled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forestalled. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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