as in to prevent
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
her careful planning averted disaster
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What Leon hopes to avert is Othello being pinned down, butterfly-like, to a political position, or forced onto one side or another in this country’s seemingly never-ending culture wars.
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Maya Singer, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
In aerospace engineering, AI is helping companies rethink product designs and anticipate and avert safety issues.
—Aman Wasan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Washington — Congress is barreling toward a deadline to avert a government shutdown in just over two weeks, with Democrats and Republicans at odds over whether there should be guardrails on President Trump's ability to withhold funding approved by Congress.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
Congressional leaders could soon scrap weeks of budget talks in favor of a simple funding extension as Republicans weigh the best strategy to avert a government shutdown.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Feb. 2025
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Maya Singer, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
In aerospace engineering, AI is helping companies rethink product designs and anticipate and avert safety issues.
—Aman Wasan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Washington — Congress is barreling toward a deadline to avert a government shutdown in just over two weeks, with Democrats and Republicans at odds over whether there should be guardrails on President Trump's ability to withhold funding approved by Congress.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
Congressional leaders could soon scrap weeks of budget talks in favor of a simple funding extension as Republicans weigh the best strategy to avert a government shutdown.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Avert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avert. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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