Avert
Switch
Switch verb - To give up (something) and take something else in return.
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- The sequel tried to avert the trope by limiting people to only use 2 guns instead of 3 and encourages the use of weapon mods so players can always have something to switch with instead of sticking to one gun and never using anything else.
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Graham avert this early in the game by wearing his royal attire, but switch to his iconic adventure clothes for the rest of the series.
Source: Video Game / The Silver Lining -
Speaking of Power Levels, Dragon Ball would occasionally switch to a new system of power measurement, likely to avert doing this.
Source: Exaggerated Trope
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Switch and Avert. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/avert/switch
Avert & Switch. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/avert/switch>.
Switch or Avert. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/avert/switch.
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