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Recent Examples of unpreparedness
These surrenders might occur because of unpreparedness or life changes.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpreparedness
Noun
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The inexperience and unfamiliarity of playing with one another started to become less of an issue.—
Dean Spiros,
Twin Cities,
5 Mar. 2026
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Smith has spent the past two seasons as the club’s go-to fill-in man but is now the lead candidate to replace Gold Glove-winner Marcus Semien at second base despite relative inexperience at the position.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Their design was unpolished, even primitive, seemingly to convey a sense of slapdash amateurishness.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Unpreparedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpreparedness. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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