anticipatory
adjective
an·tic·i·pa·to·ry
an-ˈti-sə-pə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: characterized by anticipation : anticipating
took anticipatory measures to prevent floods
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couldn't control his anticipatory excitement on Christmas morning
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Provide anticipatory job training sessions as well as career development opportunities to keep confidence and commitment at high levels.
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Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
From the 6-yard line, Williams made an anticipatory throw to the back left corner of the end zone and dropped it right in the arms of Odunze for the score.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
Productivity guilt and anticipatory anxiety can also be the result of a current circumstance (like an unhealthy workplace or an overwhelming role as a caretaker), Nasir says.
—Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024
At this year’s UN General Assembly, ECW announced a $2.5 million grant to UNICEF to pilot anticipatory actions across six districts in Pakistan that are highly vulnerable to flooding.
—Unicef Usa, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
From the 6-yard line, Williams made an anticipatory throw to the back left corner of the end zone and dropped it right in the arms of Odunze for the score.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
Productivity guilt and anticipatory anxiety can also be the result of a current circumstance (like an unhealthy workplace or an overwhelming role as a caretaker), Nasir says.
—Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024
At this year’s UN General Assembly, ECW announced a $2.5 million grant to UNICEF to pilot anticipatory actions across six districts in Pakistan that are highly vulnerable to flooding.
—Unicef Usa, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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anticipatory
adjective
an·tic·i·pa·tory
an-ˈti-sə-pə-ˌtōr-ē
: of or relating to a prior action that takes into account or forestalls a later action
an anticipatory challenge brought for declaratory and injunctive relief—L. H. Tribe
L. H. Tribe
anticipatorily
adverb
-ˌti-sə-pə-ˈtōr-ə-lē
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