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Recent Examples of underprepared
For Season 38, Devens was underprepared in a way that accidentally worked.
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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
When academic standards are quietly lowered to accommodate underprepared students, the harm spreads to all graduates.
—Andrea Mays, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
Climate blind spots increasingly signal governance gaps rather than uncertainty and companies that fail to integrate climate risk into strategy, capital planning and disclosure are underprepared and mispricing risk.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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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
When academic standards are quietly lowered to accommodate underprepared students, the harm spreads to all graduates.
—Andrea Mays, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
Climate blind spots increasingly signal governance gaps rather than uncertainty and companies that fail to integrate climate risk into strategy, capital planning and disclosure are underprepared and mispricing risk.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underprepared
Adjective
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The election Sunday takes place during a surge in violent crime and corruption, fueling widespread discontent among voters, who largely view candidates as dishonest and unprepared for the presidency.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s outbursts bespoke the frustration of a thoroughly incompetent ruler who began a war with no plan for how to conduct or conclude it and was unprepared for Iran’s resistance.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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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Construction delays were blamed for the ride remaining unready for the reopening of Fiesta Village.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Underprepared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underprepared. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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