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a substance made ready for use as a medicine
To avoid side effects, the preparation should be taken with food.
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Recent Examples of preparations
Three people also died during storm preparations, but the government has not provided a death toll since the hurricane battered the island on Tuesday.
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Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Government officials in the Bahamas are urging people to ensure their safety amid final preparations for the storm's arrival later today in the southeast and central parts of the country.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
In Jamaica, three others died during preparations and 13 were injured as residents rushed to brace for what officials described as the worst storm in the nation’s history, Health Minister Christopher Tufton said Monday.
—Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In Bermuda, preparations should be rushed to completion before tropical-storm-force winds reach the island later today.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The court announced Monday that that hearing would be postponed until January to allow lawyers on both sides more time for discovery and other preparations.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
His elaborate preparations—often aged like vintages and served in carafes tableside—are the center of the dish, not its accompaniment.
—Joel Hart, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
But what does that mean for Prince William, and what preparations have taken place?
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
The same blindness appeared yet again on October 7, 2023, when Israel, one of the world’s most advanced intelligence powers, ignored evidence of Hamas’s preparations for a deadly attack.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Government officials in the Bahamas are urging people to ensure their safety amid final preparations for the storm's arrival later today in the southeast and central parts of the country.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
In Jamaica, three others died during preparations and 13 were injured as residents rushed to brace for what officials described as the worst storm in the nation’s history, Health Minister Christopher Tufton said Monday.
—Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In Bermuda, preparations should be rushed to completion before tropical-storm-force winds reach the island later today.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The court announced Monday that that hearing would be postponed until January to allow lawyers on both sides more time for discovery and other preparations.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
His elaborate preparations—often aged like vintages and served in carafes tableside—are the center of the dish, not its accompaniment.
—Joel Hart, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
But what does that mean for Prince William, and what preparations have taken place?
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2025
The same blindness appeared yet again on October 7, 2023, when Israel, one of the world’s most advanced intelligence powers, ignored evidence of Hamas’s preparations for a deadly attack.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparations
Noun
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Family members and friends originally disputed the notion that drugs had been the cause of Phoenix’s death.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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His administration has recently conducted a series of strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean that officials said were carrying drugs.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Even over-the-counter basics, like children’s Tylenol or chewable Pepto-Bismol, can be surprisingly hard to find abroad, especially in countries where pharmacies stock different formulations or ban certain medications altogether.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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These are medications approved to treat Type 2 diabetes, but have also been used in recent years for weight loss.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Two doses are recommended for those between ages 6 months and 8 years who have never received a flu vaccine, only received one dose in the past or with unknown flu vaccine history.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Dosage and potential risks Daily creatine doses can range from 2 to 10 grams per day, but McKinney said most people see benefits with a daily ongoing dose of 5 grams.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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