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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
With the Defense Department’s pivot to preparations for potential future conflicts in the Indo-Pacific, Camp Pendleton’s location offers opportunities no other Marine base has, commanders say.
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The upgrade marks a turning point for the program, moving from experimental test flights to preparations for operational missions.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
However, the militant group returned more Israeli bodies overnight, and an Israeli security official said preparations were under way to open Rafah to Gazan citizens, while a second official said that 600 aid trucks would go in.
—Steven Scheer, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
That’s one of the key findings of a major audience survey undertaken by the BBC as part of preparations to renew its operating agreement, known as the Royal Charter.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Across the fence, in Gaza, Palestinians had been trekking with their belongings for days, since preparations for the ceasefire were announced.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Reportedly, preparations are already in place for what comes next.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
In Gaza, the same preparations were being made to receive 250 Palestinian prisoners convicted of serious crimes, and 1,700 who were seized by Israel during the war and held without charge, including 22 children.
—Richard Hall, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
The Israeli military announced preparations to receive the 20 living hostages at the Re’im base, located close to the Gaza border, including the creation of a dedicated area where they will be checked by medical officials and freshen up before reuniting with their families.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The upgrade marks a turning point for the program, moving from experimental test flights to preparations for operational missions.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
However, the militant group returned more Israeli bodies overnight, and an Israeli security official said preparations were under way to open Rafah to Gazan citizens, while a second official said that 600 aid trucks would go in.
—Steven Scheer, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
That’s one of the key findings of a major audience survey undertaken by the BBC as part of preparations to renew its operating agreement, known as the Royal Charter.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Across the fence, in Gaza, Palestinians had been trekking with their belongings for days, since preparations for the ceasefire were announced.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Reportedly, preparations are already in place for what comes next.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
In Gaza, the same preparations were being made to receive 250 Palestinian prisoners convicted of serious crimes, and 1,700 who were seized by Israel during the war and held without charge, including 22 children.
—Richard Hall, Time, 12 Oct. 2025
The Israeli military announced preparations to receive the 20 living hostages at the Re’im base, located close to the Gaza border, including the creation of a dedicated area where they will be checked by medical officials and freshen up before reuniting with their families.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparations
Noun
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Its drugs include inhalers like Bevespi Aerosphere for people with COPD and Airsupra for people with asthma.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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The organization, which helps bring down the price of drugs by bulk-buying them for its member states, could do the same for weight-loss drugs, PAHO director Dr Jarbas Barbosa told Reuters.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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These medications are up to 20 times stronger than over-the-counter retinols and can increase collagen production, speed up the skin’s natural regeneration process, exfoliate dead skin cells, and reduce acne.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Some childhood vaccines require multiple doses—MMR is given in two doses, and DTaP is a five-dose series, for example.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Preparations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparations. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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