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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Some communities even use them to prevent beach erosion or create wildlife habitats.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Those of you who wish to retain your data must act promptly to prevent permanent loss.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Trump and Vance's last-minute intervention forces Johnson to balance appeasing the president-elect and his allies while renegotiating the bipartisan spending plan and averting a shutdown within days.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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As such, and with plenty of time left before the threat becomes a reality, there’s every chance that the worst-case scenario can be averted.Nimrod Lehavi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The present government claims Jewish sovereignty over the whole Land of Israel which includes the West Bank and therefore precludes an independent Palestinian state.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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First, gender bias (whether intentional or not) can preclude women from learning about networking opportunities that can open the door to higher-level positions.Leen Kawas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Obviate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obviate. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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