reactive
Example Sentences
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Given how unpredictable the war is likely to be in coming weeks, there could be pockets of opportunity when headlines cause reactive selloffs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
This pattern also shows up in bonds, where investors have been even more reactive and pessimistic than their equity counterparts,” said Mark Hackett, the chief market strategist for Nationwide.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
For decades, wildfires were considered a reactive emergency, but more disaster experts are looking for ways to apply proactive messaging, deployment and warning systems to fires — systems more akin to hurricane preparedness.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
This process effectively creates an internal oxygen drain that alters photosynthesis and the metabolism of reactive oxygen species.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
“Well, have you noticed skin being reactive to it?”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
