as in to dissuade
to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action
we tried to deter him from his crazy scheme, but to no avail
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Recent Examples of deter
Qatar ‘reassessing’ mediation Shortly after the strike, Al-Thani had told reporters that Qatar would not be deterred in its mediation efforts.
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
One of the primary aims of this strategy is to deter a military takeover of Taiwan by China.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Sufficient weapons are needed to deter Russia.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Particle is alleging Epic has tried to deter customers from using Particle's platform, including by not responding to health records requests from Particle customers.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Max Saltman, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
One of the primary aims of this strategy is to deter a military takeover of Taiwan by China.
—Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Sufficient weapons are needed to deter Russia.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Particle is alleging Epic has tried to deter customers from using Particle's platform, including by not responding to health records requests from Particle customers.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Sumpter was charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors, including assault likely to produce great bodily injury, battery with serious bodily injury and dissuading a witness, Butte County public records show.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Which means the team can find plenty of buyers willing to fill the void if there are any longtime Broncomaniacs dissuaded from paying for a PSL.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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At first, the results were discouraging.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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If the task is itself a learning activity that develops skills or forces cognitive engagement, discourage AI use.—
Dave Tucker,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Deter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deter. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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