as in to prevent
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
brushing regularly should obviate the need for frequent trips to the dentist
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Recent Examples of obviate
But the change didn’t necessarily obviate the need for the community’s parties: Nguyen said that early attempts at translation by the county were often poor or incomplete.
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
This carrier said that the predictable cost obviates the need to track spending.
—Zeus Kerravala, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Such cell lines would be gene-edited to be matched to patients, to obviate a strong need for immunosuppressants.
—Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Non-moral explanations like these, whatever their differences, obviate talk of moral truths, construing them as dreamlike delusions.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
This carrier said that the predictable cost obviates the need to track spending.
—Zeus Kerravala, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Such cell lines would be gene-edited to be matched to patients, to obviate a strong need for immunosuppressants.
—Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Non-moral explanations like these, whatever their differences, obviate talk of moral truths, construing them as dreamlike delusions.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Seconds later, the officers and paramedics picked Stevens up and put him on a stretcher with his legs still hobbled, his hands in cuffs behind his back and a spit hood over his head, a type of bag used to prevent people from spitting or biting.Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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From a young age we are taught to brush our teeth in the morning for fresh breath and before bed to prevent cavities.Lisa DeSantis, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
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Some experts suggested that conducting those checks earlier could have helped avert scandals that have engulfed nominees such as Hegseth — and forced his first pick for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, (R-Fla.), to withdraw. Also facing a tough lift?Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed confidence last week that a tariff war could be averted after a phone call with Trump.Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
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SilverStone states maximum front-panel radiator support at 360mm format, which seems to preclude 420mm (triple 140mm) models, even though there’s around 457mm of distance between the upper and lower structural panels behind the front mount.PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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Written under the pseudonym William Lee (also the name of Queer’s protagonist), Junky was published in 1952 in a mass-market edition, thus precluding serious review attention.Ira Silverberg, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Obviate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obviate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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