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as in averted
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
a lot of problems would have been prevented if we'd just prepared better
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Recent Examples of prevented
Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
The government shutdown, which started on October 1, has prevented many federal employees from getting paid.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Deaths that were preventable by the AI that was prevented from existing is a form of murder.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
In a deal to plead guilty, which removed the possibility of the death penalty and prevented a trial, Kohberger already agreed to pay nearly $29,000 to two of the victims’ families and Idaho’s crime victim’s fund.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
Bad weather prevented recovery teams from accessing the area of avalanche in the succeeding days of the avalanche, as reports indicated the men were buried between 40 and 100 feet of snow, according to authorities.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
This is the second week in a row a guest judge has prevented Earle and Chmerkovskiy from getting a perfect score.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
Surely then, all of this could have been prevented.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Earlier this month, Bush told PEOPLE that Bills quarterback Josh Allen and his wife, actress Hailee Steinfeld, have previously put on the party, but work commitments prevented Steinfeld from continuing the tradition.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
LogoPowered byScale logo At least 114 people have died and 127 remain missing in central Philippines after a typhoon caused destruction and widespread flooding, which local officials suggest could have been prevented if not for persistent graft in flood-control projects.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
The government shutdown, which started on October 1, has prevented many federal employees from getting paid.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Deaths that were preventable by the AI that was prevented from existing is a form of murder.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
In a deal to plead guilty, which removed the possibility of the death penalty and prevented a trial, Kohberger already agreed to pay nearly $29,000 to two of the victims’ families and Idaho’s crime victim’s fund.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
Bad weather prevented recovery teams from accessing the area of avalanche in the succeeding days of the avalanche, as reports indicated the men were buried between 40 and 100 feet of snow, according to authorities.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
This is the second week in a row a guest judge has prevented Earle and Chmerkovskiy from getting a perfect score.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
Surely then, all of this could have been prevented.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Earlier this month, Bush told PEOPLE that Bills quarterback Josh Allen and his wife, actress Hailee Steinfeld, have previously put on the party, but work commitments prevented Steinfeld from continuing the tradition.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevented
Verb
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In April 2011, leaders of both parties came to an agreement following weeks of difficult negotiations and ultimately averted a government shutdown, as recapped by President Barack Obama.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Former Assistant Principal Ebony Parker is accused of ignoring red flags that might have averted the 2023 shooting.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Over the ensuing decades—and fully informed of the substantial executive power exercised by the Commission—the Supreme Court has repeatedly and expressly left Humphrey's Executor in place, and so precluded Presidents from removing Commissioners at will.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Too long submerged in suppressed grief, Zilpha now came up from its depth like any swimmer stroking toward light and sweet air.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Prevented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevented. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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