underprepared

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Recent Examples of underprepared Current and former Israeli military officials have also acknowledged that Israel was underprepared for the drone threat. Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 28 June 2026 Most of those digging were civilians who took search efforts into their own hands, and tensions peaked over inadequate response from the Venezuelan government, whose soldiers, firefighters, police and military cadets were evidently underprepared to respond to the tragedy. Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026 Tensions peaked over what many Venezuelans viewed as an inadequate response by the government, whose soldiers, firefighters, police and military cadets were evidently underprepared to respond to the scope of the tragedy. Regina Cano Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 This tragedy should force us to confront how underprepared many families are to guide their children through the modern digital landscape. Muhammad Aquil, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for underprepared
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Adjective
  • But the Dodgers did not want to be caught unprepared should a sudden injury arise to Rushing.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Not only do these caregivers end up feeling unprepared to take on the dual role, but balancing the costs of child care and senior care simultaneously is reshaping nearly every one of their financial decisions.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Even if maritime regulators demanded shippers purchase more defendable vessels, the crews aboard are unready for the challenge.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • 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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“Underprepared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underprepared. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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