proactively
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of proactively
Example Sentences
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Most custodians have options available to annuitize part of a retirement account upon retirement or set it up for regular withdrawals, but you may have to look around for it and proactively opt in.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
She and other experts advise proactively working with your doctor’s office to appeal wrongful prior-authorization denials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
In one notable instance, when two federal student loan servicers exited the industry in 2021, the bureau’s supervision division chose to proactively monitor the transition of more than 9 million borrowers’ accounts to new servicers.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
“We need to start thinking proactively and not reactively,” Kevitt said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
One can cautiously make the case that the major political documents of the past were conceived in reaction to an intolerable state of affairs and events, not proactively, in anticipation of new situations and expectations.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin
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