preemptively

See also: peremptorily, preemptorily, preëmptively, and pre-emptively

English

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Etymology

From preemptive +‎ -ly.

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Adverb

preemptively (comparative more preemptively, superlative most preemptively)

  1. In a preemptive manner.
    • 2019 February 19, Rachel, “How to Talk to Your Hot Gay Crush About Astrology When You Don't Believe In It”, in Autostraddle:
      If you feel strongly about Scullying this situation and avoiding anyone who believes in made-up sky magic, that’s your prerogative, but you should know that you’re preemptively x’ing out a LOT of the queer population you might otherwise click with!
    • 2024 October 28, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, “GOP’s aggressive court strategy sets the stage to cast doubt on the 2024 results”, in CNN‎[1]:
      The GOP’s aggressive approach in court goes hand in hand with former President Donald Trump’s strategy of using the courts to preemptively cast doubt on the 2024 results.

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