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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The point is to look for circumstances where your request might be more positively received and proactively take advantage of timing when asking for a raise.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Some aging Democrats are proactively stepping aside.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Waymo’s system, however, isn’t designed to identify individual people, and the company doesn't proactively share footage with the police.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Trump said then that Zelenskyy should have proactively kept Putin, who violated a ceasefire agreement with the invasion, from launching a war on Ukraine.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Some aging Democrats are proactively stepping aside.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Waymo’s system, however, isn’t designed to identify individual people, and the company doesn't proactively share footage with the police.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Trump said then that Zelenskyy should have proactively kept Putin, who violated a ceasefire agreement with the invasion, from launching a war on Ukraine.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 16 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 2025.
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