as in prevention
the act or practice of keeping something from happening
the precluding of any misunderstanding seemed to be her top priority
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as in preventing
to keep from happening by taking action in advance
issued a strict schedule for doing household chores so as to preclude any arguments
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Recent Examples of precluding
Marissa Gold, SELF, 9 Oct. 2025
But the Republic never received any further communication about this request or any data, precluding progress.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
For example, some Americans may not have a primary care doctor, thus precluding them from getting a prescription for the Covid shot.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
By comparison, the workouts many people think of as HIIT involve way longer work intervals and much shorter rest periods, precluding the same level of intensity.
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Noun
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As part of this effort, the state highlights the importance of awareness campaigns in cancer prevention to safeguard firefighters’ health and well-being.—
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All participating families already receive Intact Family Services, a voluntary prevention program designed to stabilize families before crises escalate and children enter foster care.—
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Tips to Prevent Pipes from Freezing Insulation is key in preventing frozen pipes, which means plumbing in areas like attics, exterior walls, outdoor pipes, and crawl spaces, will likely require extra insulation.—
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The Kolhan regional chief forest conservator, Smita Pankaj, also told the Times that the agencies were mainly focused on preventing any further casualties.—
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To trick the brain into believing the limb is still part of the body, and — through training, over time — averting the onset of phantom limb pain.—
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China has agreed to allow the export of chips critical to auto production, averting widespread shutdowns that had been predicted by the industry.—
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“Precluding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precluding. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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