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Synonyms
forestall, head off, help, obviate, preclude, prevent, stave off
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Wilentz details how similar disaster was averted in the drafting of the text of the Constitution itself: The first draft written by the Committee of Detail was, in Wilentz’s account, a nakedly pro-slavery document. — John Hirschauer, National Review, "What a Princeton Historian’s Critics Get Wrong about the Constitution and Slavery," 27 Aug. 2019 But crisis was averted, and the chase for the world No. — Jill Martin, CNN, "Ashleigh Barty and Karolina Pliskova survive opening-round matches to advance at the US Open," 26 Aug. 2019 After a deal was struck without much of the funds Trump requested, the shutdown was averted. — Dallas News, "Kay Granger, only GOP woman from Texas in Congress, keeps low profile but has plenty of influence," 16 Aug. 2019 Though the shutdown was averted after transit officials opted to make repairs largely on nights and weekends, the city decided to go ahead with the car restrictions. — New York Times, "Major Traffic Experiment in N.Y.C.: Cars All but Banned on Major Street," 8 Aug. 2019 In 2010, a terrorist attack was averted after police found a car bomb in a vehicle in Times Square. — Mahita Gajanan, Time, "Mistaking Motorcycles Backfiring as Gunshots, Crowds Flee Times Square In Mass Panic," 7 Aug. 2019 Because a student trusted Mattingly and told the officer about the fight, a tragedy was averted, Brady said. — Mandy Mclaren, The Courier-Journal, "On split vote, JCPS board votes to remove cops from schools," 6 Aug. 2019 The scam was averted and may be related to a similar case in Rocky River. — cleveland.com, "Man steals several family cars: Fairview Park Police Blotter," 11 July 2019 But the flood barriers held, and major trouble like that in 2006 was averted, said Timothy Edwards, the facility manager for the building. — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, "The National Archives’ floating flood wall helped dodge disaster from epic rainfall," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'avert.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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