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Recent Examples of unprepared Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist and clear front-runner in the race, faced sharp attacks from his rivals, who accused him of being unprepared and promoting unrealistic policies. Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025 But the school’s dean, too, has become something of an emblem—of how unprepared many scientists are to face this new political reality. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025 Whitney Portal will observe sharp deterioration in conditions with extreme danger to hikers and campers unprepared for the winter weather. Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025 The team has looked unprepared to start the season. Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unprepared
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprepared
Adjective
  • Or, during a timeout, Lillard would approach Simons for another impromptu lesson.
    Jay King, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Confused, Thiel continues his impromptu TED Talk.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Deep shots, screens, improvised plays, even a flea-flicker touchdown to Luther Burden III.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Two months later, the group launched more than two dozen attacks across northeastern Syria, relying on a combination of guerrilla tactics, including small arms fire, ambushes, assassinations, and improvised explosive devices targeting military checkpoints and government vehicles.
    Caroline Rose, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In each episode, a VIP is escorted down a red carpet by three comedic bodyguards, facing a series of physical and mental challenges designed to test their wit, courage and improvisational skills.
    Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • MacKinnon put the Avs on the board first with some improvisational magic.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025

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