Averting and Defending

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Averting noun - The act or practice of keeping something from happening.

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Defending and averting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defending" instead an adjective "Averting".

Nearby Words: avert, averted, avertable

Defending adjective - Attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring.

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Averting and defending are semantically related. You can use "Averting" instead an adjective "Defending".

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