as in to prevent
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
you can often forestall skidding on the ice simply by driving more slowly
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Recent Examples of forestall
Trump’s lawyers tried unsuccessfully to forestall a trial.
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Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Trump's lawyers tried unsuccessfully to forestall a trial.
—Michael R. Sisak, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
The Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch effort by lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump to forestall his sentencing for his New York criminal conviction.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
This forestalling of what feel like inevitable and even necessary fractures can be frustrating and repetitive.
—Linda Holmes, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Trump's lawyers tried unsuccessfully to forestall a trial.
—Michael R. Sisak, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
The Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch effort by lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump to forestall his sentencing for his New York criminal conviction.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
This forestalling of what feel like inevitable and even necessary fractures can be frustrating and repetitive.
—Linda Holmes, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forestall
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“Forestall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forestall. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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