as in drugs
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
The breach created chaos across California university campuses this week, interrupting classes, assignments and finals preparations for hundreds of thousands of students and professors.
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Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The timing of SpaceX’s decision coincides with the company’s preparations to go public with an IPO as soon as this summer.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
Judges also upheld separate findings that Kim improperly received about 42 million won (about $28,000) in political support tied to vehicle leases and insurance payments during preparations for his election campaign.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 8 May 2026
Capricor Therapeutics is suing its Japanese partner Nippon Shinyaku and subsidiary NS Pharma, arguing the companies botched launch preparations for deramiocel, the biotech’s closely watched Duchenne muscular dystrophy cell therapy.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 8 May 2026
That’s right, the couple, who are said to be heavily involved with the preparations for this year’s gala, are also supporting fashion in a different way.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Apr. 2026
The Broncos, though, are heading into preparations for the 2026 season with no obvious holes.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The line was shut down with preparations for repairs to be made, Pernerewski’s office said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
However, situations beyond your initial preparations might arise.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The timing of SpaceX’s decision coincides with the company’s preparations to go public with an IPO as soon as this summer.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026
Judges also upheld separate findings that Kim improperly received about 42 million won (about $28,000) in political support tied to vehicle leases and insurance payments during preparations for his election campaign.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 8 May 2026
Capricor Therapeutics is suing its Japanese partner Nippon Shinyaku and subsidiary NS Pharma, arguing the companies botched launch preparations for deramiocel, the biotech’s closely watched Duchenne muscular dystrophy cell therapy.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 8 May 2026
That’s right, the couple, who are said to be heavily involved with the preparations for this year’s gala, are also supporting fashion in a different way.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 27 Apr. 2026
The Broncos, though, are heading into preparations for the 2026 season with no obvious holes.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The line was shut down with preparations for repairs to be made, Pernerewski’s office said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
However, situations beyond your initial preparations might arise.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparations
Noun
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Gunfire broke out inside the Philippine Senate as authorities attempted to arrest a senator accused of crimes against humanity linked to former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drugs crackdown.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
15 May 2026
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Up until now, the playbook has mostly been for large drugmakers to license drugs that were discovered and underwent early testing in China, or essentially take experimental drugs out of China.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The bill focuses on large health care companies that own pharmacies as well as insurers or pharmacy benefit managers, known as PBMs, which influence the prescription drugs Americans can get through insurance plans and how much those medications will cost.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Some experts believe that some people will need to take these medications for life to retain their results.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
Noun
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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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Those assigned to higher doses worked their way up to the highest dose.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Preparations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparations. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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