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
Simple steps for firearm suicide prevention What does this mean for clinicians, families, friends or community leaders?
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Emmy Betz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Controlling the moisture in the bathroom is important for dust prevention and mold/mildew prevention.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Predictive analytics for traffic flow and accident prevention.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
During previous sessions, participants learned about the police hiring process, crime scene investigations, use of force, technology crime, traffic enforcement, crime prevention, drug education and active shooter response, officials said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Emmy Betz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Controlling the moisture in the bathroom is important for dust prevention and mold/mildew prevention.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Predictive analytics for traffic flow and accident prevention.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
During previous sessions, participants learned about the police hiring process, crime scene investigations, use of force, technology crime, traffic enforcement, crime prevention, drug education and active shooter response, officials said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevention
Noun
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Some of us may instead fall into avoidance.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Eufy notes that its obstacle avoidance is uniquely good enough to recognize and avoid tassels on rugs.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Aleks’s grandfather lived in the Soviet Union at a time when a pseudo-prohibition was in place.—
Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ferguson, one of two Republican commissioners on the FTC at the time, voted against the rule, arguing that the FTC lacked the authority to issue a nationwide prohibition on a centuries-old business practice.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevention. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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