PREVENTABLE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

preventable

adjective

variants also preventible

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Recent Examples of preventable The safety committee has final say on whether an accident was preventable. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 Attorney Maurice Davis said the family intends to prove the escalation was preventable. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy has downplayed the severity, even as the incidence of other vaccine-preventable diseases is rising. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 Maternal mortality is a critical and preventable outcome — but prevention requires accurate data. — Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026 But the Kuvshynovs and their legal team say what happened to their daughter was preventable — and foreseen. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026 The good news is many deaths are preventable because of vaccines. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 Hundreds of thousands of entirely preventable deaths, if not millions, are expected between now and 2030. — Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 These dangerous illnesses are all completely preventable and serve as a reminder of the importance of proper vaccines to protect the health of our families and children. — Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

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That could lead to vaccine shortages — and a situation where Americans who want vaccines can no longer get them — and ultimately declining immunization rates, more outbreaks of communicable diseases, and more avoidable deaths.

— Joel Dodge, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026
But on an otherwise good night, Gardner committed two avoidable fouls in the fourth quarter; Heat TV analyst John Crotty said the second, which put Minnesota in the bonus, was completely unnecessary.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026

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The scope of the investigation into Omar is unclear, though Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has suggested that authorities were examining potential crimes related to her family's immigration paperwork.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
He’s also accused of having improper or unclear license plates, no proof of registration and insurance, and no proof of a driver’s license.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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