as in avoidance
the act or practice of keeping something from happening
good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots
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Recent Examples of prevention
Future goals and better correspondence Next year, the commission hopes to do more work with substance abuse and vaping prevention in school, teaching youth in the county what to do if one of their peers is overdosing and purchasing overdose kits with informational brochures to hand out.
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Olivia Cyrus
july 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
Even before the beginning of the downstate outbreak, health officials targeted communications about disease prevention to ZIP codes with low school vaccination rates and saw an uptick in vaccination as early as March, Seo said.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
What else is going on The national suicide prevention hotline plans to stop offering LGBTQ+ youth counseling.
—James Rainey
follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Moreover, since January, the Trump administration has slashed federal support for HIV treatment, prevention, and research overseas as well as domestically.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Olivia Cyrus
july 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
Even before the beginning of the downstate outbreak, health officials targeted communications about disease prevention to ZIP codes with low school vaccination rates and saw an uptick in vaccination as early as March, Seo said.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
What else is going on The national suicide prevention hotline plans to stop offering LGBTQ+ youth counseling.
—James Rainey
follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Moreover, since January, the Trump administration has slashed federal support for HIV treatment, prevention, and research overseas as well as domestically.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevention
Noun
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Instead of avoiding a task, face the core of your worry, reframe the negative thoughts that fuel your avoidance and get back to the task with intention.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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When the neurons were turned on artificially, the mice reacted with fear and avoidance, even when no pain was actually present.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 July 2025
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The divided panel also said West Virginia’s prohibition violated the Medicaid Act and the Affordable Care Act.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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The agreement involves provisions on territorial integrity and a prohibition of hostilities as well as the disengagement, disarmament and conditional integration of non-state armed groups.—
Chinedu Asadu,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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“Prevention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevention. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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