Definition of Preemptive

a step taken to prevent an undesirable action

Examples of Preemptive in a sentence

Spraying around the property for termites is a preemptive move a wise homeowner should make.  🔊

Since the government doesn’t want to take a preemptive step against the dictator, it won’t pass a war declaration without provocation.  🔊

A bit of preemptive research will let you know if you can write a forty-page paper on the topic.  🔊

Feeling he was about to be attacked, the homeowner made a preemptive first strike and shot the person invading his home.  🔊

The politician made a preemptive move when he reported his own misdeeds to the media.  🔊

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