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
Leaders … can predict potential team challenges and address them proactively.—
Jimi Gibson
Jimi Gibson… 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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However, the government wants to pass the policy proactively and is discussing the topic out of concern over how a detention center would affect the schema of local neighborhoods and affect the local economy.
—Sofi Zeman
february 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Israel will also restart its Land Acquisition Committee, which allows the state to proactively purchase lands in the West Bank for the expansion of settlements.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Facial recognition tools have also become widely available to law enforcement agencies across the country, but there was a time when they were largely used as investigative tools, using photos of individual suspects rather than proactively scanning people in the field.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Instead, organizations must proactively build resilience, consider concrete steps that can fortify an organization against an attack, and consider how to protect reputation through the course of the attack.
—Sam Wolf, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
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Sofi Zeman
february 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Israel will also restart its Land Acquisition Committee, which allows the state to proactively purchase lands in the West Bank for the expansion of settlements.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Facial recognition tools have also become widely available to law enforcement agencies across the country, but there was a time when they were largely used as investigative tools, using photos of individual suspects rather than proactively scanning people in the field.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Instead, organizations must proactively build resilience, consider concrete steps that can fortify an organization against an attack, and consider how to protect reputation through the course of the attack.
—Sam Wolf, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
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 14 Feb. 2026.
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