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
Other experts echoed the call for supervised but proactive allergen introduction.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
If approved, camizestrant and similar strategies could make personalized, proactive cancer care a new standard.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2025
As of Sunday evening, Xcel officials announced the company would not implement proactive power shutoffs for public safety in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Jefferson, Larimer, and Denver counties, according to a news release from the utility.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
This requires more than just reactive measures; senior management benefits from the use of proactive tools like risk mapping, tabletop exercises, and stress tests.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
If approved, camizestrant and similar strategies could make personalized, proactive cancer care a new standard.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2025
As of Sunday evening, Xcel officials announced the company would not implement proactive power shutoffs for public safety in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Jefferson, Larimer, and Denver counties, according to a news release from the utility.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
This requires more than just reactive measures; senior management benefits from the use of proactive tools like risk mapping, tabletop exercises, and stress tests.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proactive
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To be sure, Wall Street overall is bullish on stocks, with many of the big firms ditching their cautious tones and urging investors not to bet against the market.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Today, she is classified as having No Evidence of Disease (NED), meaning all detectable signs and symptoms of cancer are gone, a hopeful yet cautious place.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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This careful tiptoeing is probably because the scissor artwork was never meant to be sold at a wider scale.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
24 Oct. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Proactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proactive. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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