Prevent and Sidestep

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Prevent

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
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Sidestep and prevent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sidestep" instead a verb "Prevent".
Nearby Words: prevention, preventive, preventing, preventable, preventer

Sidestep

Sidestep verb - To avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness.
Usage example: the eager enlistee sidestepped the regulations by lying about his age
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Prevent and sidestep are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prevent" instead a verb "Sidestep".
Nearby Words: sidestepped, sidestepping

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attack prevent attack sidestep attack
destruction prevent destruction sidestep destruction
time prevent time sidestep time
game prevent game sidestep game
Other words: abuse, attacks.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Dave Twenty-Fifth Amendment: The villains' whole plot is a Zany Scheme to illegally sidestep the twenty-fifth amendment, and prevent the ascension of the Vice-President.
    Source: Film / Dave
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