as in prevention
the act or practice of keeping something from happening
the averting of forest fires can be helped by the clearing of dry underbrush
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as in preventing
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
her careful planning averted disaster
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Recent Examples of averting
Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
Its networking and optical connectivity chips function as the lifeline of modern data centers, averting bottlenecks as inference workloads expand across clusters.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Regardless, this vaccine can do a lot more than prevent death — surely averting tens of thousands of painful hospitalizations is an outcome worth preserving.
—Ben Lopman, STAT, 17 Jan. 2026
The path to averting a partial government shutdown The Senate is expected to take up the package as soon as next week, with dwindling time to address the remaining funding bills.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
This was about avoiding embarrassment, about averting disaster.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Understanding the gravity of a red flag warning and adhering to these precautions is paramount in averting wildfires during these perilous conditions.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 Dec. 2025
Still, after bashing Republicans for months on the urgency of averting the cost cliff, Democrats would also face their own pressures to swallow the policy changes in order to secure an extension of the subsidies — and relief for millions of Americans.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
Besides averting hundreds of thousands of fatalities, reducing malaria by 90% in the continent could boost its GDP by $16 billion a year, the World Health Organization said.
—semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Verb
Superior Court Judge Robert Genuario, a Norwalk Republican who spent a more than a decade in the Senate and on Appropriations in the 1990s and 2000s, credits Keane’s sense of humor with averting a budget crisis in 1995.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
Its networking and optical connectivity chips function as the lifeline of modern data centers, averting bottlenecks as inference workloads expand across clusters.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Regardless, this vaccine can do a lot more than prevent death — surely averting tens of thousands of painful hospitalizations is an outcome worth preserving.
—Ben Lopman, STAT, 17 Jan. 2026
The path to averting a partial government shutdown The Senate is expected to take up the package as soon as next week, with dwindling time to address the remaining funding bills.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
This was about avoiding embarrassment, about averting disaster.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Understanding the gravity of a red flag warning and adhering to these precautions is paramount in averting wildfires during these perilous conditions.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 Dec. 2025
Still, after bashing Republicans for months on the urgency of averting the cost cliff, Democrats would also face their own pressures to swallow the policy changes in order to secure an extension of the subsidies — and relief for millions of Americans.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
Besides averting hundreds of thousands of fatalities, reducing malaria by 90% in the continent could boost its GDP by $16 billion a year, the World Health Organization said.
—semafor.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for averting
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The governor's declaration allows the Texas New World Screwworm Response Team to use all state government prevention and response resources to prevent the spread of the parasite into Texas.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The upshot is that doctors focus on prevention by reducing the risk of animal-to-human transmission and implementing infection control measures when working with infected people.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The lawsuit seeks financial compensation for destruction of the campus, as well as injunctive relief aimed at preventing Edison from causing more wildfires in the future.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Exercise and protein can also help regulate your body’s metabolism, preventing a spike in blood sugar.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Averting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averting. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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