obviate

Example Sentences

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The telephone obviates the use of a bullhorn, with a soldier standing south of the border, reading out a message to the North Korean side.

From Washington Times

Decoding how the tactics of mendacity work in manipulating minds, in order to come up with counterstrategies for obviating or stemming their deleterious influence, is an urgent objective.

From Salon

And, importantly, by employing small, curated datasets tailored to individual collaborators, these projects attempt to obviate ethical concerns many have identified in larger-scale technologies.

From New York Times

In the restaurant context, outstanding hospitality can obviate imperfection, turn the transactional into the joyful.

From Seattle Times

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the ceiling would have to be raised by June 1 to obviate any chance of a government default.

From Los Angeles Times