as in to prevent
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
you can often forestall skidding on the ice simply by driving more slowly
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as in prevention
the act or practice of keeping something from happening
by raising the necessary funds, the historical society was able to effect a last-minute forestallment of the demolition of the town's oldest house
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Recent Examples of forestall
Mick Krever, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Creative power can be dammed up or forestalled by everyday life, ordinary life, life in the squirrel cage.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2025
No one knows, and that void is forestalling any attempt to have a meaningful conversation about the future of the party.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
But the greatest advantage that resilience confers is in helping countries forestall crises in the first place.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
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Verb
And Netanyahu’s aides believe US President Donald Trump will be more supportive of large-scale Israeli military action than former President Joe Biden, who suspended the transfer of certain weapons in order to forestall a major Israeli offensive into the heavily populated southern part of Gaza.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Creative power can be dammed up or forestalled by everyday life, ordinary life, life in the squirrel cage.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2025
No one knows, and that void is forestalling any attempt to have a meaningful conversation about the future of the party.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
But the greatest advantage that resilience confers is in helping countries forestall crises in the first place.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forestall
Verb
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The agreement will prevent Hohauser from ever again serving as a judge in the state after his resignation.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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That didn’t prevent a few hundred León fans from traveling over 1,500 miles to Atlanta to support their club – or at least the club’s cause.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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By shifting from reactive response to proactive prevention, security teams can stay ahead of threats.—
David Monnier,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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But there is often a tradeoff between civil liberties and crime prevention and, where minors are concerned, protection must come first.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Pakistan has announced its nomination of President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, crediting him with averting a major conflict in South Asia at a time when the U.S. leader is contemplating intervention in the Middle East.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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The day pass announcement comes after state lawmakers last month failed to pass transit reform legislation — or find funding to avert a looming $771 million fiscal cliff — during their spring legislative session.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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“Forestall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forestall. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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