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avert
A sudden start or increase of something harmful, especially a disease or conflict.
Words or actions that are silly, stupid, make no sense, and have no meaning.
A small part of something that remains after the rest of it is gone.
To avoid or dodge a difficult situation.
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To avoid or dodge a difficult situation.
At the last minute he realized that the bridge was broken, and he stopped the car just in time,
averting
a disaster of potentially driving headlong into the river.
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