as in to prevent
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
her careful planning averted disaster
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The political implications of voting with Republicans are uncertain, but the vote ensured that the government would remain funded through September, averting furloughs for federal workers and disruptions to key services.
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Nik Popli, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
The Senate on Friday voted to avert a government shutdown, just hours before the midnight deadline.
—The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
That opens the path for other Democrats to do so and avert a government shutdown.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
But two Mickeys will come in handy when Marshall engages in authoritarian military cosplay, an act of cruelty pits the colonists against the aliens, and mutually assured destruction needs to be averted unless 17 can broker a detente.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
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Nik Popli, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
The Senate on Friday voted to avert a government shutdown, just hours before the midnight deadline.
—The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
That opens the path for other Democrats to do so and avert a government shutdown.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
But two Mickeys will come in handy when Marshall engages in authoritarian military cosplay, an act of cruelty pits the colonists against the aliens, and mutually assured destruction needs to be averted unless 17 can broker a detente.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for avert
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“Avert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avert. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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