Control
Control noun - A mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system.
Prevention and control are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prevention" instead a noun "Control".
Prevention
Prevention noun - The act or practice of keeping something from happening.
Control and prevention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Control" instead a noun "Prevention".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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They run into Vasily, also at the store, and this delightful exchange occurs:Vasily: You look like a bunch of looters to me.Eph: We're from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Source: Series / The Strain TV Series - It had very few creatures, defensive or otherwise, but stuffs itself with damage prevention, counterspells, control, life-gain, and just a few cards to recycle itself and increase its runtime.
Source: Stone Wall - The grenade is seemingly forgotten about (as Rick gets to the survivors' camp and has his clothes washed) until the first-season finale "TS-19", when the survivors are trying to escape the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Source: Chekhovs Gun / Live-Action TV
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