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
Terminix also offers annual termite prevention plans (PestFree365+) that can prevent up to 39 common pests from making your home their own.
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Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The shipment includes emergency health kits for urgent medical care, including supplies for safe births, newborn care, disease prevention and treatment, according to the United Nations.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Much of the funding for HIV prevention was restored, but healthcare advocates say the initial cuts could have lasting effects on research.
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Tamar Hallerman,
AJC.com,
1 July 2026
That gap matters because the science on prevention has sharpened considerably in the past two years.
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Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for prevention
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
The shipment includes emergency health kits for urgent medical care, including supplies for safe births, newborn care, disease prevention and treatment, according to the United Nations.
—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Much of the funding for HIV prevention was restored, but healthcare advocates say the initial cuts could have lasting effects on research.
—
Tamar Hallerman,
AJC.com,
1 July 2026
That gap matters because the science on prevention has sharpened considerably in the past two years.
—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for prevention
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevention
Noun
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Her remedy isn't avoidance, but direct conversation—giving people space to talk through what went wrong before launching the next effort.
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Substance abuse is greatly detrimental in its own right, of course, but sometimes the issues that stem from it—stress, emotional exhaustion, secrecy, avoidance—can have similarly devastating long-term effects on a person’s wellbeing.
Noun
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The company could not secure an exception to the state’s prohibition of the storage of high-level radioactive waste from out of state.
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The prohibition against living people appearing on currency dates to 1866, when Congress took action after a Treasury official, Spencer Clark, printed his face on banknotes.
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevention. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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