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Recent Examples of avoidable
This avoidable cycle is rapidly turning into a major strategic failure.
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Dan Romito, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Addressing these early helps prevent avoidable friction and keeps daily life running smoothly.
—Mark Travers, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
The result is avoidable ER visits, preventable hospitalizations, delayed diagnoses, and higher costs.
—Uché Blackstock, STAT, 15 Apr. 2026
These services support daily living, help families remain together, and reduce avoidable hospitalizations and premature nursing home placement.
—Jake Krilovich, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Minimizing avoidable procedures can help preserve a patient’s quality of life and reduce health care costs.
—Quing Zhu, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
Proven programs like CityFHEPS exist precisely to bridge that gap, helping households stay housed and preventing avoidable homelessness.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
When warning signs appear, communities need a repeatable playbook that prioritizes life-safety while preserving the records and rights that help owners recover the costs of fixing what went wrong when avoidable construction flaws are found to be the cause.
—Keegan A. Berry, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
When the science exists to identify these conditions at birth, failing to use it consistently across the country creates an avoidable inequity in our health care system.
—Nicole Kruegel, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Dan Romito, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Addressing these early helps prevent avoidable friction and keeps daily life running smoothly.
—Mark Travers, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
The result is avoidable ER visits, preventable hospitalizations, delayed diagnoses, and higher costs.
—Uché Blackstock, STAT, 15 Apr. 2026
These services support daily living, help families remain together, and reduce avoidable hospitalizations and premature nursing home placement.
—Jake Krilovich, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Minimizing avoidable procedures can help preserve a patient’s quality of life and reduce health care costs.
—Quing Zhu, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
Proven programs like CityFHEPS exist precisely to bridge that gap, helping households stay housed and preventing avoidable homelessness.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
When warning signs appear, communities need a repeatable playbook that prioritizes life-safety while preserving the records and rights that help owners recover the costs of fixing what went wrong when avoidable construction flaws are found to be the cause.
—Keegan A. Berry, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
When the science exists to identify these conditions at birth, failing to use it consistently across the country creates an avoidable inequity in our health care system.
—Nicole Kruegel, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avoidable
Adjective
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In 1999, the Institute of Medicine’s landmark report To Err Is Human shocked the nation by estimating that 44,000 to 98,000 Americans were dying each year from preventable medical errors.—
Joe Kiani,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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To do so, the military has developed numerous measures to protect military personnel from preventable illness or injury.—
Paul Friedrichs,
STAT,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Something that felt uncertain now becomes obvious.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Whether there's enough support to pass such a measure is uncertain.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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About one quarter, 26%, remain unsure; that response is unchanged since the youth poll's fall 2025 survey.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Looking unsure and a bit lost, VIPs from the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami straggle into the dim underground garage of a nondescript Little Havana strip mall on a recent Saturday morning.—
Carl Juste,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Avoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avoidable. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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