as in prevented
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
her careful planning averted disaster
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Recent Examples of averted
The organization plans to refund any shuttle tickets if a strike is averted and the additional service is not required.
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Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026
Crisis was quickly averted before any photos were taken as the milliner reoriented his creation atop her head.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Crisis averted, Tommy agrees to stay at Ludlow.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
Matt Duchene tied it for Dallas on a power play midway through the third period, seconds after his backcheck on Matt Boldy averted a short-handed goal that would've put Minnesota up by two.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
It might have been averted at various points, had a better replacement for Thomas Frank been sourced, for example, but the eventual arrival of Roberto De Zerbi could be too late given West Ham’s upturn.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The school district narrowly averted 100 layoffs at the end of March, and potentially 300 more by the end of the school year, with an emergency $10 million from Gaston County commissioners March 24.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
Crisis averted, high-fives in the dugout for Hill.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Three Mile Island meltdown averted by technology developed at Jamestown.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026
Crisis was quickly averted before any photos were taken as the milliner reoriented his creation atop her head.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Crisis averted, Tommy agrees to stay at Ludlow.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
Matt Duchene tied it for Dallas on a power play midway through the third period, seconds after his backcheck on Matt Boldy averted a short-handed goal that would've put Minnesota up by two.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
It might have been averted at various points, had a better replacement for Thomas Frank been sourced, for example, but the eventual arrival of Roberto De Zerbi could be too late given West Ham’s upturn.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The school district narrowly averted 100 layoffs at the end of March, and potentially 300 more by the end of the school year, with an emergency $10 million from Gaston County commissioners March 24.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
Crisis averted, high-fives in the dugout for Hill.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Three Mile Island meltdown averted by technology developed at Jamestown.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for averted
prevented
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Reconomy identified several structural barriers across sectors that have prevented B2B textile circularity solutions from scaling to meet the demands of waste production.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Her basketball schedule had prevented the former Iowa star from previously participating in race week activities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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“Averted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averted. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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