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pre-emp·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
preemptive, pre-emptiveadjective
designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence
"a preemptive business offer"
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pre-emptive
Pre-emptive refers to an action taken to prevent an anticipated event from happening; to deter a potential or forthcoming situation by taking action before it happens. This action is often undertaken to gain an advantage or prevent a potential threat or problem.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pre-emptive in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pre-emptive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of pre-emptive in a Sentence
The church has a very intense indoctrination to prepare you for anything you might hear, it’s like a pre-emptive strike in case something uncomfortable comes up. Kelly’s been trained to not believe what she hears in the media. She’s been trained to think that these are evil people making things up.
Given the uncertainty over China and the uneasiness as the U.S. Federal Reserve begins a phase of interest rate hikes, the recent market sentiment fear is probably more of a crisis of confidence, the BOJ is well aware that significant market turbulence can negatively affect the real economy, and the easing measure is more of a pre-emptive and symbolic move.
We will do pre-emptive evacuations because it might be difficult to get people out if we do it later.
He recently threatened pre-emptive nuclear strikes against the United States and other countries in the region, folks, make no mistake about it. North Korea is on a quest for nuclear weapons, the means to miniaturize them and the ways to deliver them intercontinentally.
In a quest to score political points against the president, they authorized a pre-emptive subpoena, treating a voluntary witness as hostile.
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