as in preparation
the state of being ready to act when the need arises
With the storm fast approaching, local officials assured the public of the readiness of first responders.
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Recent Examples of readiness
Fourth, workforce readiness is pivotal.
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Shilpan Amin, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Marketers often mistake visibility for readiness, assuming that buzz and media coverage drive consumer adoption of new technologies.
—Harvard Business Review, 5 Nov. 2025
And while these are all valid reasons, the gap between the readiness sponsors want and CFOs face impacts dealmaking and can lower exit values.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Nov. 2025
How the 2026 Social Security payroll tax cap could impact your paycheck
Americans face a retirement ‘confidence paradox’: How to gauge readiness
Congress passes bill to fix IRS ‘math error’ notices.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
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Shilpan Amin, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Marketers often mistake visibility for readiness, assuming that buzz and media coverage drive consumer adoption of new technologies.
—Harvard Business Review, 5 Nov. 2025
And while these are all valid reasons, the gap between the readiness sponsors want and CFOs face impacts dealmaking and can lower exit values.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Nov. 2025
How the 2026 Social Security payroll tax cap could impact your paycheck
Americans face a retirement ‘confidence paradox’: How to gauge readiness
Congress passes bill to fix IRS ‘math error’ notices.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for readiness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for readiness
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an assessment into whether preparations should start for full-scale nuclear tests, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Overlapping environmental reviews, site preparation, and equipment procurement, while maintaining accountability and transparency, can accelerate project completion.—
Shilpan Amin,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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With Mercury and later the sun in Scorpio, your communication sector becomes supercharged, heightening your psychic receptivity and investigative nature.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Such episodes remind us that philosophy, at its best, thrives on receptivity and the humility to change direction.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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This receptiveness led to Ockenfels’ favorite pictures from their partnership — inspired by the facial distortions in the paintings of Francis Bacon — in which bendings of glass were employed to warp Bowie’s likeness.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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However, Gedan noted there is receptiveness to investment from China, even beyond the oil sector.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Equal parts absurd and unsettlingly real, the film traces the $3 billion active shooter preparedness industry and its effect on students and educators, raising important questions about the unintended consequences of these intense preparations.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Only in extreme cases would the city halt new growth, according to its drought preparedness plan.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Whatever the case, sensitivities about national security risks remain high as China’s relationship with Western nations grows tense.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Witches Witches in Rice's world are humans born with special supernatural sensitivities, oftentimes extra sensory perceptions or the power of telekinesis.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Readiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readiness. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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