as in averts
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 prevents
This helps your child learn to soothe themselves to sleep and prevents bedtime problems down the line.
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Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
This layer prevents water, nutrients, and air from reaching the roots.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
This prevents the people who live and work here from shaping the fiscal decisions that affect their daily lives.
—Tiffany Caban, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Their solid structure anchors the width of the pants and prevents the silhouette from being lost.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2026
This process identifies nutrient deficiencies, prevents unnecessary expense and reduces the risk of overfertilization.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
This prevents water spots and keeps your porcelain shiny.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 7 Mar. 2026
Co-locating data centers with their own energy sources is a solution that prevents unnecessary costs for American households while advancing national competitiveness.
—Eric Schmidt, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
On Saturday morning Aurora resident Raul Sanchez was able to get some groceries for his family, something that his job prevents him from doing other days of the week.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Barrie Gillies, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
This layer prevents water, nutrients, and air from reaching the roots.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
This prevents the people who live and work here from shaping the fiscal decisions that affect their daily lives.
—Tiffany Caban, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
Their solid structure anchors the width of the pants and prevents the silhouette from being lost.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2026
This process identifies nutrient deficiencies, prevents unnecessary expense and reduces the risk of overfertilization.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
This prevents water spots and keeps your porcelain shiny.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 7 Mar. 2026
Co-locating data centers with their own energy sources is a solution that prevents unnecessary costs for American households while advancing national competitiveness.
—Eric Schmidt, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
On Saturday morning Aurora resident Raul Sanchez was able to get some groceries for his family, something that his job prevents him from doing other days of the week.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevents
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For now and unless Williams changes his mind again, the move averts a potential historic litigation where Washington planned to sue Williams over his plan to switch schools.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Corps project averts potential catastrophic flooding that could lay siege to about 475,000 residents, California and the nation, according to the government’s court documents.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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His age, though, precludes him from doing anything more extensive than a one-off show.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Wolves were rumored to be pursuing Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, but the Dosunmu deal likely precludes a deal for the former two-time MVP.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Prevents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevents. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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