Avert
Avert verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
War
War verb - Make or wage war.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| number | avert number | war number |
Both words in one sentence
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Whomever they favoured, Communist or not, would owe them big time , this could very well change the outcome of the Chinese Civil War and avert the Korean War entirely.
Source: Manga / Zipang -
In Isaac Asimov's short story "Spell My Name With an S", two angels, on a bet, manage to completely avert nuclear war just by convincing one man to spell his name with an S instead of a Z.
Source: In Mysterious Ways - The Eurobeat studios/labels Hi-NRG Attack and SCP Music have begun to avert the loudness war as of late.
Source: Loudness War / Aversions
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