Used in a Sentence

anticipatory

How to use anticipatory in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for anticipatory.

Editorial note

The "reactionary"/"anticipatory" terms don't clearly convey that intention and seem to me to be incorrect terms to use.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

in anticipation

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

in anticipation

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for anticipatory.

Example sentences

1

The "reactionary"/"anticipatory" terms don't clearly convey that intention and seem to me to be incorrect terms to use.

2

The very nature of the problem of securing one's privacy demands the type of anticipatory thinking I describe.

3

Building warehouses closer to customers isn't that far off "anticipatory shipping.

4

Discovering that the wall desperately needed repair anyway doesn't make punching it, out of anticipatory grief, good.

5

"Talks should always be reactionary rather than anticipatory: theyre going to come off as more natural, more interesting, and above all, more valuable.

6

Come on now, this adds nothing to the discussion and yet this is basically the entirety of the argument against anticipatory structural code.

7

"anticipatory shipping", this is pretty much just saying that local warehouses/stores should anticipate demand by using as much data as possible.

8

I would recommend you seriously consider re-wording the "reactionary rather than anticipatory" sentence on your blog.

9

He was convicted of "the felony of anticipatory obstruction of justice by destruction of records and a misdemeanor of unauthorized access to a computer.

10

The processes that bring you the things you use and interact with every day are already getting smarter and more connected, but I doubt most people will have an intelligent anticipatory device strapped to them for quite some time.

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But that is open to exploit by a misbehaving server because once the server recognizes your heartbeat counter pattern, it can issue anticipatory heartbeat replies with the proper sequence number that you will accept as valid.

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" Now, you adhere to that policy, perhaps with some activity record around the procedure itself, and your argument is something like, "it is not obstruction and not anticipatory obstruction because we defined and abided by the policy before anything happened, before any event warranting an investigation could occur, and, therefor, before contemplation of an investigation could occur.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use anticipatory in a sentence?

The "reactionary"/"anticipatory" terms don't clearly convey that intention and seem to me to be incorrect terms to use.

What does anticipatory mean?

in anticipation

What part of speech is anticipatory?

anticipatory is commonly used as adjective.