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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
Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 12 May 2026
According to Variety, the clause prevented any depictions or mentions of Chandler in any dramatization of Jackson’s life.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Both parents have been prevented from exercising parental rights over their children for three years and four months, are barred from communicating with them and have been ordered to pay them €30,000 (over $35,000) each, per SUR in English.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The War Powers Resolution has never prevented or stopped a military action initiated by a president.
—James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
Ordinary people were prevented from entering the city center.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
The field’s absence of celebrity personalities and marquee names has prevented it from generating the kind of political electricity and energy typically associated with genuinely compelling electoral contests that capture sustained public attention.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Getty Images On July 1, 2025, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a 64-year-old institution operating in more than 130 countries that prevented between four and five million deaths per year, ceased to exist as an independent agency.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Matt Vierling had a two-run double and Riley Greene reached safely four times as the Tigers prevented a three-game sweep.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
Verb
The judges also questioned Texas Solicitor General William Peterson over his arguments that the House is prevented from using proxy voting under the quorum clause, questioning if physical presence is needed to satisfy that requirement.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 12 May 2026
According to Variety, the clause prevented any depictions or mentions of Chandler in any dramatization of Jackson’s life.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Both parents have been prevented from exercising parental rights over their children for three years and four months, are barred from communicating with them and have been ordered to pay them €30,000 (over $35,000) each, per SUR in English.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The War Powers Resolution has never prevented or stopped a military action initiated by a president.
—James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
Ordinary people were prevented from entering the city center.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
The field’s absence of celebrity personalities and marquee names has prevented it from generating the kind of political electricity and energy typically associated with genuinely compelling electoral contests that capture sustained public attention.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Getty Images On July 1, 2025, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a 64-year-old institution operating in more than 130 countries that prevented between four and five million deaths per year, ceased to exist as an independent agency.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Matt Vierling had a two-run double and Riley Greene reached safely four times as the Tigers prevented a three-game sweep.
—CBS News, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevented
Adjective
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Three other vehicles with human drivers then appeared to illegally pass the stopped bus.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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The truck crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into the stopped Kia, striking the three pedestrians, CHP said.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Crisis was quickly averted before any photos were taken as the milliner reoriented his creation atop her head.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Crisis averted, Tommy agrees to stay at Ludlow.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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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General Manager Ken Holland hinted at potentially being done after trading center Phillip Danault for a draft pick in December and acquiring Panarin at a suppressed price in February, though he has been known to under-promise often and, sometimes, over-deliver.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Supervising sound editor Alastair Sirkett told IndieWire that Peter Claffey’s big, former-rugby-player frame really helps that moment sing with suppressed panic.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Prevented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevented. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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