reactive

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Recent Examples of reactive While news of devastating wildfires has become distressingly familiar, the deeper crisis lies in California’s inability — or unwillingness — to shift from reactive firefighting to proactive problem-solving. Abhinav Anne, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025 Blood tests: Doctors may check your level of something called C reactive protein, or CRP. Brittany Risher, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025 The technology involves a digital printer that uses reactive ink to print denim textures, artwork or patterns onto a transfer film. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2025 Xi, meanwhile, has ushered in a governance style characterized by reactive, opaque decision-making, which often exacerbates China’s domestic and international tensions. Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reactive 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reactive
Adjective
  • My creative process is instinctive and spontaneous.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Read More: These Are the Best Ways to Improve Your Memory In addition, bus drivers, aircraft pilots, and ship captains—the jobs with less spontaneous decision-making—had Alzheimer’s death rates typical of the rest of the population.
    Christopher M. Worsham, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • No racing or mechanical experience is required; only creativity and a desire to put the pedal to the floor!
    AvidXchange Music Factory, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Seed oils are obtained either through mechanical or chemical extraction.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Health inspectors said an automatic dishwasher was out of service and the staff had not set up a manual sanitizing station.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Tedesco’s side won just one of their six matches in League A Group 2, finishing nine points behind France and Italy while avoiding automatic relegation to League B by finishing above Israel on goal difference.
    Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Harroun installed it with a bracket above the dashboard rather than have a mechanic ride in the race with him, as was the custom of the day.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
  • When Part 4 was released in August 2023, mechanic Bennie was losing his garage.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Adjective
  • As the protagonist Ben in Night of the Living Dead (1968), Duane Jones unveiled a distinct facet of pre-conditioned Black martyrdom.
    Malik Peay, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Is the show of regret a conditioned response associated with receiving a less severe punishment?
    Charlotte Hu, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2011
Adjective
  • Organize your ideas with the timeless power of the triad—three points are simple, memorable, and impactful.
    Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The concept of the Brigade was simple: the members of our community needed to be better prepared for the future.
    Emma Marie Jenkinson, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Reactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reactive. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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