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
By interrupting the normal cycling through non-REM or deep sleep, sleep terrors can sometimes be averted.
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David Metzger, Parents, 3 Apr. 2025
With no British troops on hand, Dunmore saw this threat as his only option to avert violence.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
The Hill: Republicans look to avert humiliation in Florida special election.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
The periods between these evolutionary steps present opportunities to slow this process and possibly avert a global disaster.
—Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
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David Metzger, Parents, 3 Apr. 2025
With no British troops on hand, Dunmore saw this threat as his only option to avert violence.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
The Hill: Republicans look to avert humiliation in Florida special election.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
The periods between these evolutionary steps present opportunities to slow this process and possibly avert a global disaster.
—Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Avert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avert. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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