averted
Example Sentences
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This year the EU threatened 50% tariffs on American whiskey, though that was eventually averted, which was good news for Kentuckians.
Next week's strike by resident doctors in England may be averted after ministers offered the British Medical Association a fresh deal.
From BBC
Others, the sweet relief of a false alarm and disaster narrowly averted.
From Los Angeles Times
Mass evacuations were ordered amid fears a key retaining wall could collapse, sending floodwaters rushing into communities below — a tragedy that was ultimately averted.
From Los Angeles Times
A government crisis may narrowly have been averted.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
