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preventively
adverb
uk /prɪˈven.tɪv.li/ us /prɪˈven.t̬ɪv.li/(also preventatively)
in a way that is intended to stop something before it can happen :
You can use eyedrops preventively, before activities that typically cause your eyes to dry.
The national policy is to use pesticides only in extreme cases, never preventatively.
She has shown no symptoms and is being treated preventively with antibiotics.
Doctors will be able to give the drugs preventatively to the families of people who become infected.
How far should we go in preventively detaining people who are likely to commit crimes, but have not yet committed them?
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