as in avoidance
the act or practice of keeping something from happening
good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots
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Recent Examples of prevention
At this point, Waymo does not operate a tornado-specific prevention or control system, such as a dedicated alert mechanism that directly triggers vehicle behavior based on weather alerts or named events.
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Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 13 May 2026
But recovery outcomes will never match prevention.
—Annika Erikson, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
Kennedy says technology like ShotSpotter may help police respond after gunfire, but says city leaders should also look at investing in community violence prevention.
—Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 13 May 2026
When asked how the department will handle underage drinking as fans from across the world spill into the region, Graves emphasized education and prevention.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
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Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 13 May 2026
But recovery outcomes will never match prevention.
—Annika Erikson, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
Kennedy says technology like ShotSpotter may help police respond after gunfire, but says city leaders should also look at investing in community violence prevention.
—Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 13 May 2026
When asked how the department will handle underage drinking as fans from across the world spill into the region, Graves emphasized education and prevention.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevention
Noun
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Activist spirits might dismiss this emphasis on the purely sonic as a strategy of avoidance, although the likes of Feizabadi and Kourliandski can’t be accused of sitting idly by.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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At its most fundamental, disgust is a pathogen-avoidance mechanism.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Italy banned the farming, breeding and killing of animals for fur production beginning in 2022, joining a growing number of European countries that have enacted similar prohibitions or phase-outs.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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His office has since argued that surrogacy violates the 13th Amendment’s prohibition on slavery, according to a lawyer representing the fathers who commissioned the surrogate.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevention. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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