as in prophylactic
concerned with or serving to keep something from happening
the department in charge of taking preventative measures against international terrorism
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Recent Examples of preventative
Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
This essential mental refreshment is a powerful preventative against burnout and directly injects new vitality into your creative process.
—Kice Akkawi, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
Ronnie Koenig, SELF, 9 Oct. 2025
The system is still catching up to the fact that preventative care is in fact necessary now.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Evans called those measures reactive instead of preventative.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
This essential mental refreshment is a powerful preventative against burnout and directly injects new vitality into your creative process.
—Kice Akkawi, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
Noun
My former ob-gyn had the unconventional practice of ordering routine ultrasounds as part of preventative care.
—Ronnie Koenig, SELF, 9 Oct. 2025
The system is still catching up to the fact that preventative care is in fact necessary now.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preventative
Adjective
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The researchers envision their vaccine being used as both a treatment and a preventive, and as an approach to treating multiple cancer types.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Oct. 2025
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At times, reenactors’ twin fascinations—authenticity and preventive safety measures—are irreconcilable.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The grant will support annual operational costs such as accounting and insurance.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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During this time, there is always eagerness to capture reinsurance and value iconic products, which offer you insurance of value.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As a precaution, health and trade associations are urging consumers and bars to destroy or properly dispose of empty bottles to prevent counterfeiters from reusing them in the production of fake liquor.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Students at Bukidnon State University in Malaybalay City evacuated classrooms as the quake hit, and schools across the region were closed as a precaution.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Preventative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preventative. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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