as in prevented
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
her careful planning averted disaster
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Recent Examples of averted
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.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
Either way, the Bills and their MVP candidate averted a major crisis.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
President Joe Biden signed a government funding bill on Saturday that averted a government shutdown and marked the end of a chaotic, high-stakes week in Congress.
—Christina Wilkie, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Government shutdown risk last surfaced in September 2024, but a shutdown was narrowly averted.
—Simon Moore, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
If passed by the House and the Senate, the bill would have averted a government shutdown before funding runs out Friday at midnight.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
To insurers, a heart attack averted might be a number in a spreadsheet, but to patients, this is their life.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Last year, two pilots working together on board a FedEx Express Boeing 767 identified and averted a potential disaster by acting quickly to avoid colliding with a Southwest Boeing 737 in dense fog over Austin.
—Jason Ambrosi, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
About a year ago, hotels and casinos along the Strip narrowly averted a strike involving tens of thousands of hospitality workers by agreeing to a breakthrough deal just before a strike deadline.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
Yun Li, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
Either way, the Bills and their MVP candidate averted a major crisis.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
President Joe Biden signed a government funding bill on Saturday that averted a government shutdown and marked the end of a chaotic, high-stakes week in Congress.
—Christina Wilkie, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Government shutdown risk last surfaced in September 2024, but a shutdown was narrowly averted.
—Simon Moore, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
If passed by the House and the Senate, the bill would have averted a government shutdown before funding runs out Friday at midnight.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
To insurers, a heart attack averted might be a number in a spreadsheet, but to patients, this is their life.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
Last year, two pilots working together on board a FedEx Express Boeing 767 identified and averted a potential disaster by acting quickly to avoid colliding with a Southwest Boeing 737 in dense fog over Austin.
—Jason Ambrosi, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
About a year ago, hotels and casinos along the Strip narrowly averted a strike involving tens of thousands of hospitality workers by agreeing to a breakthrough deal just before a strike deadline.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Averted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averted. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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