preventative
- a variation of preventive.
Example Sentences
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Medicare Part B covers doctor’s visits, lab tests and preventative care, among other basic medical costs, while Medicare Part D covers prescription drugs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
They have the ability to pay for services like direct-to-consumer diagnostics and screening, preventative care, concierge medicine, and nutritional products and supplements.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Verocai also recommends routine veterinary care, including parasite testing, as well as preventative medications for worms and ticks.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
She added government-funded research showed that pollution is still happening when owners were applying spot-on treatments correctly, so the current advice on application was wrong, as was failing to advise against preventative treatment.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Maya suspected that they were doing a lot of preventative work to make sure that they hadn’t monumentally screwed her up.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
