Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- By reaction.
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- adverb In a
reactive fashion - adverb chemistry In relation to or by means of a
reaction
Etymologies
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Examples
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Badgers were culled proactively at 10 sites and "reactively" at
Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk 2010
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Badgers were culled proactively at 10 sites and "reactively" at
Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk 2010
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Badgers were culled proactively at 10 sites and "reactively" at
Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk Ian Sample 2010
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Badgers were culled proactively at 10 sites and "reactively" at
Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk Ian Sample 2010
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Badgers were culled proactively at 10 sites and "reactively" at
Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk 2010
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Badgers were culled proactively at 10 sites and "reactively" at
Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk Ian Sample 2010
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"I think it's better for Canada to deal proactively rather than just kind of reactively; narcotics is a global issue clearly."
Embassy 2009
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When policy is being made so reactively and on the hoof, as the coalition's policing policy now appears to be, it is hard to know where the momentum will end, as David Cameron, cutting short his Africa visit to address the Commons on the crisis tomorrow, is surely once again only too uneasily aware.
Editorial 2011
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You may reactively want to point out that various Christian organizations are not anti-gay, to which I'll point out that the vast majority of American Muslims are not seeking shariah to be codified in any way in the American legal justice system.
Asher Huey: Complaints Against All-American Muslim Are Ridiculous, Lowe's Looks Bad For Capitulating Asher Huey 2011
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You may reactively want to point out that various Christian organizations are not anti-gay, to which I'll point out that the vast majority of American Muslims are not seeking shariah to be codified in any way in the American legal justice system.
Asher Huey: Complaints Against All-American Muslim Are Ridiculous, Lowe's Looks Bad For Capitulating Asher Huey 2011
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