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Recent Examples of underprepared
Meanwhile, the European settlers, underprepared for actual conditions in the region, suffered great privations, and only 1,500 remained by 1832.
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Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
During most rescues, SAR teams hike into the backcountry to help tired, cold, and underprepared people who planned to be back home by dinnertime.
—Jayme Moye, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
For Season 38, Devens was underprepared in a way that accidentally worked.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The focus of a recent faculty report seems to be more on measuring just how underprepared students are rather than examining what the campus can do to serve them.
—Tammi Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
During most rescues, SAR teams hike into the backcountry to help tired, cold, and underprepared people who planned to be back home by dinnertime.
—Jayme Moye, Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
For Season 38, Devens was underprepared in a way that accidentally worked.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
The focus of a recent faculty report seems to be more on measuring just how underprepared students are rather than examining what the campus can do to serve them.
—Tammi Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underprepared
Adjective
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Photographers who have worked in primarily low-stakes environments may technically produce beautiful images but are often unprepared for the particular demands that come with elaborate, multi-vendor productions.—
Ascend Agency,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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This car will induce whiplash in the unprepared and expletives from those who have been forewarned.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Andrews has gone viral multiple times for demystifying how ballroom dancers get ready, and, more specifically, unready.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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If Orion is deemed unready for the TLI burn, Artemis 2 will get no farther than Earth orbit.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Underprepared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underprepared. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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