preparation

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Recent Examples of preparation His tale has become a proverb for any outdoor fanatic who, despite all of the proper planning and preparation, is undone by forces more powerful than him or herself. Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025 In the moment, Chefetz, co-creator Ruth Efroni and their collaborators can situate us firmly in the early hours of that terrible day, when holiday preparations for Simchat Torah were overtaken by questions of basic survival. Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025 Currently, based on these findings, the researchers don’t recommend changing patient preparation or stopping GLP-1 agonists before FDG PET-CT scans. Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 Back in Miami, Winter finessed his preparation with former Duncan Ensemble dancer Ivette Sotomayor. Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for preparation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparation
Noun
  • Tuesday was filled with intensive coaching and mentorship sessions with Walmart and Sam's Club merchants, sourcing experts and past Open Call alumni about scaling up production, improving packaging, and strengthening their financial and operational readiness.
    Serenah McKay, Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
  • That can have implications for storm readiness, flooding preparedness and more.
    Emily Kwong, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Messi spent all week training with Argentina’s national team, presumably to prepare for the friendly against Venezuela Friday night at Hard Rock Stadium.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • However, after learning of the whistleblower complaint, county officials told the commission that four of its recent hires did not meet eligibility requirements, and they were expelled from the training program.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Warning signs for parents Altman explained that indicators a child has ingested drugs include being lethargic, having bloodshot eyes and not being able to focus on anything.
    Brenda Ordonez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
  • As the film explores, Cooper experienced a radical change of heart about his line of work after taking part in a drug bust at a home where young children were present.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The team had a series of discussions and training for leaders in the field, building awareness and skillsets.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • This strategy was effective, especially in poorer regions, but with mounting losses and increased public awareness about the fate of Russian troops at the front, these drivers are no longer enough.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The relatively new designation allows these specialists to diagnose mental illness and prescribe psychiatric medications in collaboration with a psychiatrist.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As Suhren said, the needs look like medication management, evaluations and, eventually, follow-up appointments.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Though Maggie is writing a paper about virtue signalling, the script doesn’t seem to be able to give her a consciousness that is aware of it.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
  • In 2014, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge went mega-viral online, giving the disease one of its first pushes into the global consciousness since baseball legend Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with the disease in 1939.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • An informal education professional, Eitan spent part of his captivity with Yair, and the brothers reportedly fled through tunnels during Israeli airstrikes.
    Itay Stern, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Former Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne lost her job as education minister, replaced by civil servant Edouard Geffray.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Our afternoons delivered a heady dose of ABC after-school specials.
    Glynnis MacNicol, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Then consider taking a vitamin or eating enough vitamin D-rich foods to get the right dose.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Preparation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparation. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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