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
The net effect is that routine maintenance has become largely proactive.
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Brands like Sephora, Levi’s and Anthropologie are using proactive messaging to cut call center costs in half while keeping up to 40 percent more revenue in play.
—Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
The proactive approach of our sourcing team coupled with our relatively low direct import exposure has positioned us well to serve our customers with a quality assortment at tremendous value.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Overall, don't panic, says Branton — but be proactive.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Brands like Sephora, Levi’s and Anthropologie are using proactive messaging to cut call center costs in half while keeping up to 40 percent more revenue in play.
—Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
The proactive approach of our sourcing team coupled with our relatively low direct import exposure has positioned us well to serve our customers with a quality assortment at tremendous value.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Overall, don't panic, says Branton — but be proactive.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for proactive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proactive
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Employers increasingly wonder whether campuses are cultivating independent thinkers or just cautious followers.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The sum dwarfs most acquisitions this year — and marks TIFF’s first eight-figure deal in several editions — underlining the resilience of genre cinema at a time when studios and streamers alike are cautious.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But Eliasen is careful not to let scope creep derail initial implementations.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Proactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proactive. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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