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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
Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
By going forward with this process while a criminal indictment is pending, the Committee prevented me from defending myself.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026
Last month, Israeli police prevented Christian faith leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass, another incident that caused international outrage and a swift public response from the Israeli government.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
After that check was delivered to the state Department of Social Services office in Hartford, the audit into Zervas’ optometry practice was dropped, which prevented state auditors from combing through her records and potentially clawing back even more money for the state.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Since then, 40,000 to 50,000 hospitalizations of infants and young children due to rotavirus are prevented each year, CDC data reveals.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The judge agreed to dismiss the case and remove an order that prevented him from contacting minors.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026
Tristian didn’t go without struggle, especially because of the lack of kids participating in the event, which prevented him from competing in the pole vault at city meets.
—Empress Rasheem, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2026
The center fielder promptly drove a triple to center field off Peterson, but Bo Bichette at third base prevented a run from scoring on a ground ball for the first out, and Crow-Armstrong was then doubled off third base to end the inning.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
Matt Shaw’s diving catch in right field in the ninth prevented Trea Turner from driving in a run.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
By going forward with this process while a criminal indictment is pending, the Committee prevented me from defending myself.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026
Last month, Israeli police prevented Christian faith leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass, another incident that caused international outrage and a swift public response from the Israeli government.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
After that check was delivered to the state Department of Social Services office in Hartford, the audit into Zervas’ optometry practice was dropped, which prevented state auditors from combing through her records and potentially clawing back even more money for the state.
—Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Since then, 40,000 to 50,000 hospitalizations of infants and young children due to rotavirus are prevented each year, CDC data reveals.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The judge agreed to dismiss the case and remove an order that prevented him from contacting minors.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026
Tristian didn’t go without struggle, especially because of the lack of kids participating in the event, which prevented him from competing in the pole vault at city meets.
—Empress Rasheem, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2026
The center fielder promptly drove a triple to center field off Peterson, but Bo Bichette at third base prevented a run from scoring on a ground ball for the first out, and Crow-Armstrong was then doubled off third base to end the inning.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 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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The Mets averted disaster in the first inning.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Despite its status as one of the world's major oil importers, China averted the worst of the energy shock caused by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz thanks to multi-year efforts to diversify its energy mix and build up reserves.—
Joseph Wilkins,Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
10 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
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“Prevented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevented. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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