as in prophylactic
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
Jennifer Lotito, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Make sure any family pets, especially cats, are current on vaccinations and parasite preventatives.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Now, the best preventative is to plant disease resistant selections, such as Freedom, Liberty, Priscilla and Redfree.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
By incorporating this approach, healthcare can shift from reactive to preventative.
—Karlo Tanjuakio, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Now, experts say what’s needed to get the fight back on track—and eventually end the threat for good—isn’t just better diagnostics and therapeutics, but long acting preventatives.
—Jennifer Lotito, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Make sure any family pets, especially cats, are current on vaccinations and parasite preventatives.
—Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Now, the best preventative is to plant disease resistant selections, such as Freedom, Liberty, Priscilla and Redfree.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
By incorporating this approach, healthcare can shift from reactive to preventative.
—Karlo Tanjuakio, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preventative
Adjective
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Most policies pay for preventive care, like fillings and teeth cleanings, but not cosmetic work, and major procedures like root canals are largely charged to patients.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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This would represent a radical shift: not just toward early diagnosis but true preventive care.—
Trisha Swift,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Noun
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In her research into the Florida insurance market, Sen has tracked the withdrawal of major insurance providers from the state and their replacement by smaller firms that have proved vulnerable to insolvency.—
Peter Aldous,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
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Flood insurance is available through your company, agent, or the National Flood Insurance Program.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The National Weather Service reminds people to take extra precautions during elevated temperatures.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
26 July 2025
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As a precaution, the National Weather Service is advising people in sensitive groups, including children, older adults and people with lung or heart conditions like asthma, to avoid being outside.—
Jack Albright,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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“Preventative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preventative. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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