Skillful diplomacy helps to avert war.
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Avert
/əˈvɝt/
Synonyms for "avert" (117 found)
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Closest matches (24)
about-faceanticipatebalkbarbear offcheckdebardefenddeflectdeterdiscouragedisheartendivertdraw asideduckease offedge offestopexclude
Strong matches (35)
Related words (58)
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4 entriesdisaster avoidancelook awayrisk reductionturn aside
Collocations
6 entriesavert a crisisavert attentionavert bankruptcyavert dangeravert disasteravert losses
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
No one can avert death.
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Climate scientists say we need to avert an additional 2-degree temperature increase to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change.
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Aliens had the power to avert war on Earth.
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