Averted and Blocked

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Blocked and averted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Blocked" instead a verb "Averted".

Nearby Words: averting, avertable

Blocked adjective - Completely obstructed or closed off.

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Averted and blocked are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Averted" instead a verb "Blocked".

Nearby Words: block, blockage, blocking

Later averted when in the same case, a prop has been switched with a murder weapon that was about to be used but the would-be victim blocked it in time.

Source: Not-So-Fake Prop Weapon
Notably averted in the Dollhouse episode "Stop Loss", when the three soldiers sent after Victor attack in unison and one strikes while the other two's blows are being blocked.

Source: Mook Chivalry
However, the trope is averted at one point, when a group of semi-trained human soldiers are blocked by a small number of Posleen, and refuse to move forward.

Source: We Have Reserves

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