Averted and Waved

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Definitions of Averted not found.

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

Nearby Words: averting, avertable

Definitions of Averted not found.

Averted and waved are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Averted" instead a verb "Waved".

Nearby Words: wave, waving, wavy

The 2009 Star Trek also largely averted this - seeing as it specifically sets itself as an origin story in a clear alternate continuity (if Hand Waved connected to the original through use of the Timey-Wimey Ball).

Source: Continuity Lock-Out
Averted in EVE Online, where weapon ranges are waved away as being, variously, a product of projectile velocity, the targeting computer being unable to hit a target that small, or the missile running out of fuel.

Source: Arbitrary Maximum Range
Artistic License Paleontology: Mostly averted in Dinosaurology, with the inaccuracies that may appear are Hand Waved as either the results of editing or perhaps mistakes made by the fictional author.

Source: Literature / Ology Series

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