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as in avoidable
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Recent Examples of preventable
Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease caused by a virus that primarily and most severely afflicts children.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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
Dying from asthma is rare and largely preventable.
—Rhonda Conner-Warren, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
That blind spot is exactly what makes today’s breaches both damaging and preventable.
—Asaf Kochan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But anyone who responds to preventable tragedies like this—tragedies that over time begin to erode the very fabric of our country—by refusing to face the problem of gun violence and crime head-on is missing the point.
—Gabby Giffords, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Measles, mumps and other vaccine-preventable diseases can cause permanent damage, including hearing loss, infertility and blindness.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Lower vaccination rates means more preventable illness, more hospitalizations, and a higher risk of outbreaks.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Care — and be outraged — when a young person dies a preventable death.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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
Dying from asthma is rare and largely preventable.
—Rhonda Conner-Warren, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
That blind spot is exactly what makes today’s breaches both damaging and preventable.
—Asaf Kochan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But anyone who responds to preventable tragedies like this—tragedies that over time begin to erode the very fabric of our country—by refusing to face the problem of gun violence and crime head-on is missing the point.
—Gabby Giffords, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Measles, mumps and other vaccine-preventable diseases can cause permanent damage, including hearing loss, infertility and blindness.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Lower vaccination rates means more preventable illness, more hospitalizations, and a higher risk of outbreaks.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Care — and be outraged — when a young person dies a preventable death.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preventable
Adjective
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The crash of Eastern Flight 212, ultimately, was an avoidable tragedy.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
Adjective
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How often rape suspects avoid prosecution as a result is unclear.—
Willoughby Mariano,
ProPublica,
11 Sep. 2025
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The extent of damage to the target, however, remains unclear.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Preventable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preventable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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