Thesaurus results for PREPARATIONS

preparations

noun

plural of preparation

as in drugs

a substance made ready for use as a medicine To avoid side effects, the preparation should be taken with food.

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Recent Examples of preparations Teams at both companies swung into action to make the final preparations needed to close the deal. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 No leaks were detected during final preparations for launch Thursday, and Dragon’s propulsion system appeared to be functioning well after arriving in orbit. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026 Rosenthal currently serves as project director of the Guggenheim’s Abu Dhabi satellite, overseeing the museum’s final preparations after two decades in development. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Farkas said organizers plan to pose questions on an array of other topics, including homelessness and the city’s preparations for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Maryuri Chavez Carranza Elder Chavez Carranza believed his last year of high school would consist of preparations for his graduation, prom and planning for his future. — Rebecca Gelpi-Ufret, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 The profile also detailed preparations Charlie and Erika were making for their family’s future amid what the magazine described as mounting death threats. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 The order of the day was to pick a bumper crop of zucchini from Pugh’s garden, then cook their bounty in a variety of elaborate preparations. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026 Its Taoke Gigafactory in Taiwan has completed GWh-scale manufacturing validation and currently supports C-sample production, demonstration vehicle programs and preparations for commercial production. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

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Lee then paused all executions after acknowledging the state had failed to ensure its lethal injection drugs were properly tested.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
The medical team had trouble finding a vein to administer the lethal drugs and finally made an incision in his groin area.

— Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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The team's doctor administered treatment doses according to height, with a standardized measuring tape against the wall to help determine the dose.

— William McCarthy, NPR, 4 July 2026
One study suggested that patients should be prescribed three or four doses, as well as an additional dose in case it’s needed.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 May 2026

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