as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
proactive decision by the city fathers to plan for the eventual withering away of the region's manufacturing base
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Recent Examples of proactive
Connecticut has paid for ownership’s lack of proactive investment on the court this season, currently sitting in last place in the league with a 5-21 record after making seven consecutive postseason appearances.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
The Sun have paid for ownership’s lack of proactive investment on the court this season, currently sitting in last place in the league with a 5-21 record after making seven consecutive postseason appearances.
—Emily Adams, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Preventing the exploitation and abuse of children is something that all platforms should be proactive about.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Being proactive with our labels, here are the fantasy implications from the trade deadline moves.
—Greg Jewett, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
The Sun have paid for ownership’s lack of proactive investment on the court this season, currently sitting in last place in the league with a 5-21 record after making seven consecutive postseason appearances.
—Emily Adams, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Preventing the exploitation and abuse of children is something that all platforms should be proactive about.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Being proactive with our labels, here are the fantasy implications from the trade deadline moves.
—Greg Jewett, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proactive
Adjective
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Be cautious when corresponding with unfamiliar accounts.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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To be sure, companies are opting for cautious messaging around AI and its labor implications.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Be careful not to break the stems on flowers like cosmos or coneflowers because a bent stem won't provide water to the bloom.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Aug. 2025
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Be careful to navigate around these components and move slowly when cutting anything with a mix of hard and soft textures, Rade Vukmir, MD, professor of clinical emergency medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine, tells SELF.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Proactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proactive. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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