preparations

plural of preparation

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Recent Examples of preparations In the little more than 600 days before the Games begin, Raman will oversee the city’s preparations. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026 While the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI won’t be available on PC this month, some gamers are making ridiculous preparations to use their PC graphics cards to apply Nvidia’s DLSS 5 technology to the console exclusive. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026 More than 103 million Nigerians registered to take part in the poll, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission, but its numbers and overall preparations have come under intense scrutiny. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026 Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid addressed reporters Wednesday as the team continued its preparations following Sunday’s 28-24 loss to the Denver Broncos. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026 Such preparations suggest the administration wants to retain the ability to escalate quickly. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026 After a two-week break in September, efforts shift to preparations for the general election including another round of mail-in voting and early in-person voting at the town hall. — Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 OutKick did not get an opportunity to ask why those preparations needed to happen during the anthem rather than before or afterward. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 But the preparations go well beyond bans and police warnings, especially since last week’s riots sparked criticism of the authorities for not taking the threat seriously enough. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparations
Noun
  • Kurtz also pointed to declines in cities like San Francisco, which is moving to support more sober-living options, housing that bans drugs and alcohol.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Brancato also advises parents to keep drugs out of the reach of children, even over-the-counter medications that are safe in small doses.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Hormones aren’t the only treatments Some patients choose not to take full-body hormonal medications or are advised by their doctors to avoid them because of their medical histories or conditions.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The costs of the medications to stimulate her ovaries to produce eggs, the donor eggs they would be combined with, and genetic testing for any resulting embryos, were not.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The team's doctor administered treatment doses according to height, with a standardized measuring tape against the wall to help determine the dose.
    — William McCarthy, NPR, 4 July 2026
  • One study suggested that patients should be prescribed three or four doses, as well as an additional dose in case it’s needed.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 May 2026

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“Preparations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparations. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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