as in preventive
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
Andrew Behar, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
This will widen disparities in healthcare access, health literacy and preventative care.
—Dr. Howard A. Selinger, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The only preventative right now is treating healthy ash trees with systemic insecticides.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
By this logic, emergency rooms are sunk costs and preventative care is a frivolous indulgence.
—Andrew Behar, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
This will widen disparities in healthcare access, health literacy and preventative care.
—Dr. Howard A. Selinger, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
Consider using flea and tick preventatives and examine your dog after your hike.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The only preventative right now is treating healthy ash trees with systemic insecticides.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preventative
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Bassan said she was also inspired by actor Angelina Jolie, who disclosed her own preventive mastectomy in a 2013 column in The New York Times.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Mobile clinics help close this gap by bringing preventive, primary, and behavioral health care directly to where people live, work, and gather.—
Crystal Cene,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The county also added an insurance requirement that pilots argue extends beyond what airport tenants and pilots of larger planes flying in and out of the facility must show.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Small businesses at the heart of this crime spree not only have to deal with property damage and loss of merchandise, but the thefts have also affected their insurance coverage.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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The shelter is also urging pet owners to take precautions at home.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Self did miss a game in January against Colorado, when he was taken to a hospital as a precaution, the school noted at the time.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Preventative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preventative. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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