be avoidable
Frequency: 8.025.1 per million words
used to state that something can be prevented
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- Most accidents are easily avoidable if people follow safety rules.
- With better planning, this entire crisis was completely avoidable.
- The report concluded that the tragedy might have been avoidable.
- Many of the complications during surgery are not avoidable, despite the team's best efforts.
- The diplomat questioned whether the conflict was truly avoidable.
- A lot of stress in the workplace is avoidable with clear communication.
- The financial losses would have been avoidable had they listened to the expert's warning.
- The traffic jam this morning was entirely avoidable; a simple announcement would have rerouted cars.
- This kind of misunderstanding will be avoidable in the future once the new system is implemented.
- We believe that such environmental damage is wholly avoidable with greener technologies.