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verb • prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off • turn away or aside | ||||||||
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verb • keep from happening or arising; make impossible • stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state | ||||||||
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verb • regard something as probable or likely • act in advance of; deal with ahead of time • realize beforehand • make a prediction about; tell in advance • be excited or anxious about • be a forerunner of or occur earlier than | ||||||||
Forestall Crossword Clue
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AVERT which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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AVERT
Updated: August 15, 2024
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| New York Times04 Nov 2008 | Across 26 | |
| New York Times31 Jul 2005 | Down 6 | |
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