Used in a Sentence

forestalling

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for forestalling.

Editorial note

Ending the cycle of rebirth mostly just means forestalling the reemergence of the ego/self/subject.

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Quick take

The act of one who forestalls.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of forestalling gathered in one view.

noun

The act of one who forestalls.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for forestalling.

Example sentences

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Ending the cycle of rebirth mostly just means forestalling the reemergence of the ego/self/subject.

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A lot of those phrases come about as a means of forestalling conflict.

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By forestalling accountability or insuring it results in disproportionately small fines, they can insure non-compliance is strongly profitable.

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But in terms of forestalling a fiscal nightmare it's one of the most far-sighted reforms ever introduced.

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You’re absolutely right on the forestalling - and this is actually a perfect illustration of the Laffer curve in action.

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It seems like forestalling death without solving the problem of aging (likely a much harder problem) might be very doable soon.

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After a few hundred or thousand, fiction will be like cigarettes - forestalling a craving but providing little to no pleasure.

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Thereby forestalling the inevitable increase to the total number of bugs in the world.

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In holding onto SQL, might we be forestalling the development or adoption of a more evolved language?

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So yes - you’re right that forestalling creates a temporary spike.

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Almost all medical expenses essentially go to forestalling its effects.

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But consider the implication of law forestalling the gender reckoning and tech front-loading it: entrants to the law field start amongst a relatively balanced cohort of coworkers.

Quote examples

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You're overlooking the opportunity cost that comes with spending effort and money on "forestalling climate change" today.

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Forestalling that sort of "solution" seems to me one of the Blueksy team's design goals.

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This is exactly why Microsoft has been throwing money at lobbyists at the state level as well, pushing shitty "consumer privacy bills", both because they don't like strong legal privacy rights at the state level, but also in the hopes of forestalling and kneecapping a strong federal baseline privacy bill.

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This isn't to say that "therefore we should all accept the inevitability of death"--just that we should consider carefully whether, in ending (or forestalling) death, we might improve the lot of the individual at the expense of the greater whole (society, other life on the planet, etc.).

Proper noun examples

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Forestalling that, I want integration and democracy and an accounting of what was stolen, along with reparations.

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Forestalling inflation is a joint task of fiscal, monetary, and micro-economic policy.

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Forestalling my speech is not for you to say.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use forestalling in a sentence?

Ending the cycle of rebirth mostly just means forestalling the reemergence of the ego/self/subject.

What does forestalling mean?

The act of one who forestalls.

What part of speech is forestalling?

forestalling is commonly used as noun.