Avert
Avert verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Fly
Fly verb - To move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The mutates avert this, though, as they actually can fly, thanks to their electric powers giving them the energy they need for it.
Source: Western Animation / Gargoyles -
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and Vegas Vacation avert this trope, however, as their Christmas vacation is not really a vacation at all, and they fly directly to Vegas in the other.
Source: Road Trip Plot - Operations which employ robotic instruments require careful preparation and pinpoint planning, so aren't performed on-the-fly in emergency situations to avert an immediate threat to the patient.
Source: Three-Laws Compliant
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