obviate
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Synonyms
avert, forestall, head off, help, preclude, prevent, stave off
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The abundance of craft beer has, for many beer lovers, obviated the need to do it yourself. — Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle, "Houston’s craft beer craze more than doubles brewery space in six years," 23 Aug. 2019 That, the Americans hope, would obviate the need for presidential polls that are due to be held in Afghanistan on September 28th and that are likely to result in the usual bickering over alleged electoral fraud. — The Economist, "America and the Afghan Taliban appear closer to a deal," 15 Aug. 2019 Pushing for strong opt-in policies doesn’t obviate an eventual omnibus privacy law. — Brian Barrett, WIRED, "Hey, Apple! 'Opt Out' Is Useless. Let People Opt In," 2 Aug. 2019 The two obviously had a meeting of the minds that obviated the need to spell out their references. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Five Key Takeaways From Ohio State's Records Release Involving Urban Meyer, Zach Smith," 2 Aug. 2019 Viewed from this perspective, statist health-care reform seems more like a false pledge than a real panacea: a magic pill that, once swallowed, will obviate our responsibility to confront our ailing relationships and unhealthy choices. — William A. Estes, National Review, "The American Medical Association Flirts with Socialized Medicine," 28 June 2019 The goal of the talks was to see if there were actions the administration could take that would obviate some of the amendments House Democrats have been trying to attach to the Senate border funding bill. — Rebecca Kaplan, CBS News, "House passes unchanged version of Senate border bill," 27 June 2019 In other places, the terrain would obviate the need for a wall; in some places, aircraft and land patrols would suffice. — Philip Bump, Washington Post, "How Trump's wall has evolved (despite his denials that it has)," 18 Jan. 2018 That would obviate the need for border checks on products moving between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, which will remain in the EU. — Laurence Norman, WSJ, "May Seeks Backing for Draft Brexit Deal From Doubtful Allies," 13 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'obviate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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