Synonyms for prevents
pre·vents

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1. List of paraphrases for "prevents":

   impedes, precludes, avoids, hinders, prevent, prohibits, inhibits, evita, hampers, forbids, deters, stops

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1. Friedrich Nietzsche, Aphorisms in Beyond Good and Evil:

   Disgust with dirt can be so great that it prevents us from cleaning ourselves - from "justifying" ourselves.

2. Max Maizels:

   Most instances of bedwetting, whether they run in the family or not, have to do with heavy sleep and a sluggish coordination between bladder signals that say ‘take me to the bathroom’ and a deep level of sleep that prevents the signals from reaching awareness.

3. Rahul Gupta:

   Some of these estimates are also dependent on what happens next, for example, the fear factor could be addressed with a robust plan and call to action that prevents a second wave of Covid infections this fall. On the other hand, if you do get several waves like we saw in 1918, the situation could be even worse.

4. Hong Kong epidemiologist Yuen Kwok-yung:

   So in Hong Kong, Hong Kong experts and authorities might have a third wave of cases coming from the mainland after a second wave... The epidemic is still serious in the society. At this stage, it is still not optimistic. What worries me the most is inadequate testing on patients with mild symptoms, which prevents Hong Kong experts and authorities from cutting off the chain of transmission.

5. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve:

   Everyone agrees now that legislation that prevents the diffusion of child pornography is protecting citizens from crime. It is the same for terrorism, calling for anti-Semitism, calling for crimes, calling for murder, calling for the killing of Jews or journalists — that's not about freedom of expression. That is a criminal act.