Avert and Shift

Avert

Avert verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

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Shift and avert are semantically related in change topic. In some cases you can use "Shift" instead a verb "Avert".

Nearby Words: aversion, averting, avertable

Shift verb - To change the place or position of.

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Avert and shift are semantically related in change topic. Sometimes you can use "Avert" instead a verb "Shift".

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

tendency	avert tendency	shift tendency
attention	avert attention	shift attention
number	avert number	shift number
time	avert time	shift time
Other words: way, bit, suspicion, eyes, times.

A throwaway line early on in Babylon 5 once references an officer who mans the control center during the night shift, as part of an attempt to avert this trope.

Source: Always on Duty
Time restrictions for a mission may avert this, or may shift the instability into early growth, because what little time you may get to prepare for the next mission becomes this much more valuable.

Source: Unstable Equilibrium
This recent shift to more harsh portrayals is in part due to the usual cycle of tropes and part to media trying to avert the the implications that Men Act, Women Are, and that a romantic resolution depends solely on the man's determination.

Source: Dogged Nice Guy

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