Prevention is an English word with synonyms like bar or hindrance. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Prevention meaning
- The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
- Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
- The act of going, or state of being, before.
Synonyms of Prevention
Using Prevention
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting. | Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.). | The act of going, or state of being, before.
- Useful related words include: bar, hindrance, hinderance, interference.
- In the example corpus, prevention often appears in combinations such as: and prevention, suicide prevention, prevention of.
Context around Prevention
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 11 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Prevention
- In this selection, "prevention" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, suicide, disease, support, month, training and naturopaths stand out and add context to how "prevention" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about suicide prevention in hawai, and exfiltration prevention feature complements, harm prevention, prevention order and crime prevention. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "prevention" sits close to words such as struggled, stages and engagement, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with prevention
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Suicide Prevention Awareness MonthWorld Suicide Prevention Day is Sept. 10, but the urgency to act is now. (17 words)
To learn more about suicide prevention in Hawai‘i, participate in free, anonymous online suicide prevention training. (17 words)
Emphasis on prevention: Naturopaths emphasize disease prevention, encouraging individuals to adopt balanced lifestyles that foster enduring health and wellness. (19 words)
In addition to learning about the warning signs of suicidideation, there are other ways people can get involved in Suicide Prevention Month. UCC and the Active Minds organization are in the process of planning suicide prevention events. (37 words)
The vaccine, which is administered in two doses six months apart, supports disease prevention in line with prevention best practices to eliminate or reduce the risk of shingles infection among adults while diminishing complications for those infected. (37 words)
Suicide Prevention Month September is Suicide Prevention Month, a critical time to raise awareness for mental health, share vital resources for those in need, and promote open conversations that break down the stigma surrounding mental health. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Emphasis on prevention: Naturopaths emphasize disease prevention, encouraging individuals to adopt balanced lifestyles that foster enduring health and wellness.
In addition to learning about the warning signs of suicidideation, there are other ways people can get involved in Suicide Prevention Month. UCC and the Active Minds organization are in the process of planning suicide prevention events.
Over two years ago, plans were put forward by the Prevention Review Group – made up of homelessness experts, local authorities and people with experience of homelessness – for new homelessness prevention duties.
Services to be rendered include primary healthcare, mental health and psycho-social support, prevention of disease outbreaks, awareness creation, and prevention of gender-based violence.
Suicide Prevention Awareness MonthWorld Suicide Prevention Day is Sept. 10, but the urgency to act is now.
The vaccine, which is administered in two doses six months apart, supports disease prevention in line with prevention best practices to eliminate or reduce the risk of shingles infection among adults while diminishing complications for those infected.
About 3 million Americans have anemia, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention Disease and Prevention (CDC), and those are just the people who’ve been diagnosed.
Crime Prevention Week in Ontario runs from November 3 to 9, 2024, and, in recognition, Kingston Police have shared some crime prevention tips for the community.
Early Intervention and Prevention – Strong support for school liaison officers who can support prevention and intervention efforts with youth.
It is important to redouble prevention efforts, try to combat the fire now and have much more prevention and monitoring action by the public authorities,” said Gajardo of the World Wildlife Fund.
Some of the services that access sites offer are syringe and injection equipment, overdose prevention, safe injection education, safe disposal for the community, prevention case management and referrals to other local resources.
Suicide Prevention Month September is Suicide Prevention Month, a critical time to raise awareness for mental health, share vital resources for those in need, and promote open conversations that break down the stigma surrounding mental health.
The city’s 2024 budget book lists eligible services including suicide prevention, substance use treatment, prevention programs that present alternatives to jail, and housing and case management aimed at reducing homelessness.
The expert insisted that the available fire management budget be re-directed to prevention, as Portugal did in 2017 when a national forest fire plan was decided and increased prevention funding to 40%.
The new ransomware and exfiltration prevention feature complements Guardian’s existing ransomware prevention capabilities, which already stop ransomware encryption fast enough to save 99% of files.
To learn more about suicide prevention in Hawai‘i, participate in free, anonymous online suicide prevention training.
Alahagie Nyangadou, Director General Strategic Policy said "prevention is better than cure", adding this old adage applies to many aspects of human existence and it does as well to conflict prevention and early warning.
He was hired by the Anne Arundel County Fire Prevention Bureau as a Deputy Chief working on fire investigation and prevention.
It includes things like curriculum requirements for vaping prevention, and relicensure requirements for mental health and suicide prevention training.
Just as prevention goes a long way in pandemic control, prevention is critical here to stop further damage from both the viral pandemic as well as what I call Donald Trump's mental health pandemic.
Phrases with prevention
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with prevention
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: