forestall
Example Sentences
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Our family had long used the “eldest daughter” inheritance trope to forestall bad feelings.
From MarketWatch
A democratic restoration cannot restore Athens’s squandered power or forestall its eventual surrender.
"If his attorneys can forestall prosecution in this case, they can make the former president's legal and political life a little easier."
From Salon
Its findings could help inform policy makers as they draft ongoing plans to combat, or at least forestall, the rising tides.
From Seattle Times
“It is clearly a difficult situation for DeSantis, who wants to project competence, who wants to forestall criticism,” she said.
From Washington Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
