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Recent Examples of preventable
Road crashes are predictable and preventable.
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Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Studies show that vaccination rates have fallen in 45 states that have allowed religious and personal exemptions, allowing vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and pertussis to resurge.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease, which can cause serious illness, disability and death in people who contract it.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
What this means for you Severe bleeding is the number one cause of preventable death from trauma.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
When fewer children are protected from preventable disease, the entire system suffers, Groves said.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Firearm suicide is preventable Suicide, particularly by firearm, is often preventable for a few reasons.
—Emmy Betz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Critics, including House Democrats, say this move was preventable if state Republican leaders hadn't decided to dedicate more money to Indiana’s private school voucher program and cut taxes during this latest budget session.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
America may weather another partisan cycle, but a broken CDC means preventable deaths will mount, avoidable suffering will multiply and the most vulnerable will once again be sacrificed on the altar of ideology.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Studies show that vaccination rates have fallen in 45 states that have allowed religious and personal exemptions, allowing vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and pertussis to resurge.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease, which can cause serious illness, disability and death in people who contract it.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
What this means for you Severe bleeding is the number one cause of preventable death from trauma.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
When fewer children are protected from preventable disease, the entire system suffers, Groves said.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Firearm suicide is preventable Suicide, particularly by firearm, is often preventable for a few reasons.
—Emmy Betz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Critics, including House Democrats, say this move was preventable if state Republican leaders hadn't decided to dedicate more money to Indiana’s private school voucher program and cut taxes during this latest budget session.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
America may weather another partisan cycle, but a broken CDC means preventable deaths will mount, avoidable suffering will multiply and the most vulnerable will once again be sacrificed on the altar of ideology.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preventable
Adjective
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How to prevent photosensitivity The good news is that this type of reaction is usually avoidable.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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America may weather another partisan cycle, but a broken CDC means preventable deaths will mount, avoidable suffering will multiply and the most vulnerable will once again be sacrificed on the altar of ideology.—
Stan Chu Ilo,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Future research could also explore why omega-3s appear to be more protective for women—something that’s currently unclear.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
5 Sep. 2025
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Frei's relationship status is unclear, but her filmography has been filled in recent years with appearances in shows such as Shrill, The Cleaning Lady, Poker Face and Animal Control.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Preventable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preventable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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