as in traditional
based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation
even in this age of e-mail the prescriptive response to a wedding gift is a handwritten thank-you note
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Recent Examples of prescriptive
Today’s tools also enable prescriptive analytics that recommend what actions to take when the very events that are predicted to occur are detected.
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Josh Dunham, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Breed clubs created prescriptive standards that specified exactly how the perfect pointer (or bulldog or foxhound) should look.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Predictive and prescriptive analytics can help businesses anticipate changes in customer behavior, competitor pricing and economic shifts.
—Doug Fuehne, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Predictive analytics forecast demand; prescriptive tools guide action.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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Josh Dunham, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Breed clubs created prescriptive standards that specified exactly how the perfect pointer (or bulldog or foxhound) should look.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Predictive and prescriptive analytics can help businesses anticipate changes in customer behavior, competitor pricing and economic shifts.
—Doug Fuehne, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Predictive analytics forecast demand; prescriptive tools guide action.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prescriptive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescriptive
Adjective
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But newer spots such as Lucky Day, which opened in 2017, are expanding beyond Buffalo’s traditional menu offerings.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Candidates are largely barred from traditional campaigning, a policy to try to level the playing field among candidates with different campaign funds.—
Jack Nicas,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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As is customary in Sri Lankan culture, the father’s first name becomes the son’s last name.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Few cars move up and down Northeast Second Avenue flying giant-size blue and red flags as has been customary and few patronize the sidewalk vendors selling Flag Day T-shirts, caps and bandannas.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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While conventional productivity tools address symptoms, one mindset consistently proves more effective as a long-term defense: curiosity.—
Rob Robinson,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Today, SpaceX routinely reuses capsules and rockets that look much more like conventional space vehicles than the winged designs of yesteryear.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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