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Recent Examples of avoidable
The opening goal was so avoidable, with Liverpool caught out by a short corner routine as Morgan Rogers had time and space in the box to fire home.
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James Pearce, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Congress can continue to treat cooling as optional and then act surprised when heat drives avoidable emergencies.
—Anthony Nicome, STAT, 13 May 2026
To lower these risks, engineers are devising new ways to make wind turbines more visible and avoidable.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026
This was yet another devastating Bay Area home explosion that was completely avoidable.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Police said the death was avoidable.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The good news is that these mistakes are largely avoidable with simple, consistent habits.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
This ranges from accelerating road and sidewalk repairs to regularly cleaning our stormwater systems to prevent avoidable tragedies like the 2024 floods.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Currently, the city budget is being bled dry by avoidable legal losses and a lack of courtroom strategy.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
James Pearce, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Congress can continue to treat cooling as optional and then act surprised when heat drives avoidable emergencies.
—Anthony Nicome, STAT, 13 May 2026
To lower these risks, engineers are devising new ways to make wind turbines more visible and avoidable.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026
This was yet another devastating Bay Area home explosion that was completely avoidable.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Police said the death was avoidable.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
The good news is that these mistakes are largely avoidable with simple, consistent habits.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
This ranges from accelerating road and sidewalk repairs to regularly cleaning our stormwater systems to prevent avoidable tragedies like the 2024 floods.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Currently, the city budget is being bled dry by avoidable legal losses and a lack of courtroom strategy.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for avoidable
Adjective
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Many of the deaths appear to have been preventable, a CNN investigation found.—
Rob Kuznia,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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The disparities also extended to preventable deaths before age 75, including deaths tied to drug overdoses, car crashes and treatable illnesses.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Hulse felt both hopeful and uncertain.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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What was once a slow and uncertain flow of prospective officers has evolved into a steady stream of qualified candidates, producing record-sized recruit classes.—
Joy Lepola-Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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When workers are unsure whether the technology is meant to augment them or replace them, adoption slows, experimentation stops, and the conditions under which AI actually returns value disappear.—
Julie Averill,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The vets also took X-rays, but since wood is hard to see on an X-ray, the professionals were still unsure how far the stick had impaled Sweets.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Avoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avoidable. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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