proactively
adverb
pro·ac·tive·ly
(ˌ)prō-ˈak-tiv-lē 
: in a proactive manner : in a way that anticipates future problems, needs, or changes
… a system that allows us to alert customers if there's an issue with travel, whether their flight is delayed or proactively letting them know there is a transit strike in New York, or whatever.—
Steven Barnhart
Steven BarnhartBy working proactively with charter organizations and other outside groups, district leaders could take a role in shaping the array of new alternative schools so that it benefits students most …—Los Angeles Times
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City leaders are discussing it proactively and working to combat it.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
The implicit message, heard clearly by the market, is that policy makers will be quicker to support growth than to restrain it proactively to inhibit inflation.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Plan time away proactively, not as a recovery after going too hard for too long.
—Jacob Kupietzky, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Heeley described how the design of a space can influence human psychology, proactively contributing to (or detracting from) our sense of safety.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
The implicit message, heard clearly by the market, is that policy makers will be quicker to support growth than to restrain it proactively to inhibit inflation.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Plan time away proactively, not as a recovery after going too hard for too long.
—Jacob Kupietzky, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Heeley described how the design of a space can influence human psychology, proactively contributing to (or detracting from) our sense of safety.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for proactively
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“Proactively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proactively. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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