forestall
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avert, head off, help, obviate, preclude, prevent, stave off
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Others have become increasingly focused on trying to calm financial markets and forestall any further economic fallout in the U.S. where Trump’s tariffs and the uncertainty surrounding the trade war are being blamed for a slowdown in manufacturing. — Josh Wingrove, Fortune, "China and the U.S. Have Agreed on the First Face-to-Face Trade Talks Since July. No One Expects a Breakthrough," 5 Sep. 2019 His gambit backfired spectacularly as other parties negotiated to form a majority and forestall his rise. — Washington Post, "Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte wins backing to form a new government — this time, without the far right," 30 Aug. 2019 But while the alliance may forestall elections for now, the two parties face an uphill battle to successfully govern together. — NBC News, "Salvini's power grab backfires as Italy inches toward new government," 29 Aug. 2019 In an effort to cut carbon emissions and forestall the climate crisis, California legislators are pushing a new law aimed at helping limit deforestation around the globe. — Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, "Proposed California Law Would Punish Companies for Failing to Limit Harm to the Planet’s Forests," 7 Aug. 2019 Wrongly suspected of stealing Zeus’s lightning bolt, Percy journeys to the underworld, intent on getting the bolt back and forestalling a war between the Greek gods. — BostonGlobe.com, "The Ticket: What’s happening in the local arts world," 16 July 2019 To forestall imminent budget crisis, party leaders agreed to pile on to the nation’s $1 trillion deficit by adding another $1.7 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. — Rebecca U. Thorpe, The Conversation, "One budget line Congress can agree on: Spending billions on the US military," 14 Aug. 2019 The Fed hasn't dropped its benchmark rate in more than a decade, and as recently as mid-December officials hiked interest rates to forestall a possible overheating in the U.S. economy. — Don Lee, latimes.com, "Federal Reserve, for now, holds key interest rate steady despite pressure from Trump," 19 June 2019 This forestalled shortages and prevented price fluctuations. — The Economist, "The murky world of Madagascar’s roaring vanilla trade," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'forestall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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