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Synonyms for avert

to change the direction or course of

to prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action

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Synonyms for avert

turn away or aside

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There can be no resting on laurels - this is an immediate crisis gladly averted but by no means a problem solved.
Hence, the timely detection of a hot axle by an alert gateman averted a possible major accident.
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) lawmaker Faisal Vawda on Sunday announced jobs for the family members of those security personnel who valiantly embraced martyrdom during an attack on Chinese Consulate and averted the tragedy.
They called upon the HESCO Chief to issue directives regarding replacement of old electric wires and maintenance of trees with putting HESCO staff on alert so that power supply faults could be averted during expected heavy monsoon rains.
SIALKOT -- Emirates Airline's flight from Dubai on Saturday averted an accident when a stray bird hit the engine of the aircraft while it was landing at the Sialkot International Airport.
Local stocks recovered yesterday after tumbling the past several days on news that a trade war between China and the US may be averted.
The report is contained in the EACC 2016/17 fiscal year statement, where the anti-graft body reported the value of loss averted through disruption of corruption networks amounting to Sh6.1 billion.
Reverting to terrorist attacks, Major Ghafoor claimed a large number of attacks have been averted. 'Thanks to our intelligence agencies, we have been able to avert 483 attacks in 2017 alone,' he stated, 'of which 254 were averted in K-P and FATA.'
The robbery of a kiosk in Limassol was averted early on Saturday morning by the owner, according to a police report.
A MAJOR collision was averted at the Indira Gandhi International ( IGI) Airport on Wednesday afternoon as a GoAir plane and an Indian Air Force transport aircraft came on the same runway.
Summary: A potential catastrophe was averted in Beirut Wednesday after a fire broke out in a fuel depot, the National News Agency said.
But there are hopes that travel disruption can be averted after an offer of talks was made.
An estimated 272,000 maternal deaths were averted worldwide by contraceptive use in 2008, according to an analysis of data from 172 developing and developed countries.
The timely action of the civil defence officials averted a major accident," residents in neigbouring buildings told Times of Oman.