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preemptive
adjective as in preventive
Strong matches
Weak matches
- averting
- defensive
- discouraging
- diversionary
- protective
Example Sentences
As reformers worked in January 1975 to draft legislation that would have changed Idaho from an elected coroner system to one headed by a state medical examiner, funeral home directors organized a preemptive strike.
Growing up in a deeply Evangelical church, gratitude was often framed less as a virtue and more as a preemptive apology to an easily angered God.
But not every judge presiding over a January 6 case believes the court should preemptively take pardons into account.
Newsom’s preemptive strike signals the return of the hostile relationship between Democratic-controlled California and the Trump administration that was a hallmark of the Republican’s first term.
San Diego Gas & Electric has not reported any areas in its turf that may see preemptive power shutoffs.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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