Forestalling
Forestalling noun - The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively.
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Failure and forestalling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Failure" instead a noun "Forestalling".
Nearby Words: forestall, forestalled
Failure
Failure noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.
Forestalling and failure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forestalling" instead a noun "Failure".
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