as in avoidance
the act or practice of keeping something from happening
good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots
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Recent Examples of prevention
Until now, the agency had awarded money only for homeless prevention efforts such as direct rental subsidies to tenants.
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Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
But many still went unchecked, said Brenda Council, a longtime lead poisoning prevention advocate in the city.
—Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
Proceeds support local fire prevention and other community efforts.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The best way to address this is to focus on prevention, Unruh said.
—Arielle Zionts, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
But many still went unchecked, said Brenda Council, a longtime lead poisoning prevention advocate in the city.
—Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
Proceeds support local fire prevention and other community efforts.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The best way to address this is to focus on prevention, Unruh said.
—Arielle Zionts, NPR, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevention
Noun
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For the motorcycle sector, this is a true revolution that creates previously unheard-of opportunities for active safety and accident avoidance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
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An unprecedented six-week period of avoidance followed.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The White House did not immediately respond to a question about whether the prohibition spans both offensive and defensive strikes.—
Melanie Lidman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Some educators are expanding technology prohibitions even further by dropping laptops from their classrooms, too.—
Melanie Asmar,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevention. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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