as in to prevent
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
her careful planning averted disaster
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Recent Examples of avert
Disaster was averted, and the shaken family departed.
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
These resolutions, designed to avert government shutdowns, temporarily maintain current spending levels until lawmakers are able to agree on a full-year budget.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Investors have been reassured that federal agencies will stay open into the new year after President Joe Biden signed a funding bill Saturday that averted a government shutdown.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
More than 30 House Republicans voted against the government funding bill to avert a shutdown on Friday night.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
These resolutions, designed to avert government shutdowns, temporarily maintain current spending levels until lawmakers are able to agree on a full-year budget.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Investors have been reassured that federal agencies will stay open into the new year after President Joe Biden signed a funding bill Saturday that averted a government shutdown.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
More than 30 House Republicans voted against the government funding bill to avert a shutdown on Friday night.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Avert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avert. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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