as in to prevent
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
her careful planning averted disaster
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Recent Examples of avert
Crisis averted, high-fives in the dugout for Hill.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Three Mile Island meltdown averted by technology developed at Jamestown.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
On Friday afternoon, the workers’ union, Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, and the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, which represents NYC apartment-building owners, reached an agreement that would avert a strike before the April 20 deadline.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026
Baltimore averted a shutout when Gunnar Henderson’s sacrifice fly against closer Cade Smith drove in Taveras.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Three Mile Island meltdown averted by technology developed at Jamestown.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
On Friday afternoon, the workers’ union, Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, and the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, which represents NYC apartment-building owners, reached an agreement that would avert a strike before the April 20 deadline.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026
Baltimore averted a shutout when Gunnar Henderson’s sacrifice fly against closer Cade Smith drove in Taveras.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avert
prevent
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Section Two of the 1965 Voting Rights Act aimed to prevent mapmakers from weakening the voting power of racial minorities by either packing them into one district or spreading them out across too many districts to have an impact.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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British monarchs are subject to rules and norms meant to prevent them from taking overtly political stands.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Avert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avert. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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