as in prevention
the act or practice of keeping something from happening
the averting of forest fires can be helped by the clearing of dry underbrush
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as in preventing
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
her careful planning averted disaster
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Recent Examples of averting
George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Then on January 5 of this year, a door plug on an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 blew out causing an uncontrolled decompression and narrowly averting another fatal accident.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The Senate voted to pass the measure just after midnight, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk and averting a government shutdown.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
Congress passed a separate stopgap funding bill over the weekend, averting a government shutdown.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
The Senate passed a bill early Saturday to extend government funding until March, sending the measure to President Biden for his signature and averting a government shutdown over the holidays.
—Stephen Neukam, Axios, 21 Dec. 2024
Provisions that were dropped include drug patent reform, temporarily averting the doctor pay cut, PAHPA and SUPPORT reauthorization, and a hospital billing measure.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Congressional lawmakers unveiled on Tuesday a large funding bill that would keep the government funded until March 14, averting a shutdown Friday.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Lawmakers on both sides are confident about Congress’s chances of averting a funding lapse, but negotiators say another Biden request, funding to support nationwide disaster relief efforts, is taking center stage in spending discussions.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 8 Dec. 2024
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Carter quickly intervened with Israeli authorities to work out a solution that allowed Palestinians with appropriate ID cards to cast their ballots, even if their names weren't on the lists, averting wider problems that could have marred the process.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Then on January 5 of this year, a door plug on an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 blew out causing an uncontrolled decompression and narrowly averting another fatal accident.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The Senate voted to pass the measure just after midnight, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk and averting a government shutdown.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
Congress passed a separate stopgap funding bill over the weekend, averting a government shutdown.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
The Senate passed a bill early Saturday to extend government funding until March, sending the measure to President Biden for his signature and averting a government shutdown over the holidays.
—Stephen Neukam, Axios, 21 Dec. 2024
Provisions that were dropped include drug patent reform, temporarily averting the doctor pay cut, PAHPA and SUPPORT reauthorization, and a hospital billing measure.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Congressional lawmakers unveiled on Tuesday a large funding bill that would keep the government funded until March 14, averting a shutdown Friday.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
Lawmakers on both sides are confident about Congress’s chances of averting a funding lapse, but negotiators say another Biden request, funding to support nationwide disaster relief efforts, is taking center stage in spending discussions.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Averting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averting. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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