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 The breach caused the company, Instructure, to temporarily take Canvas offline and interrupted classes, assignments and finals preparations for hundreds of thousands of students and professors as hackers threatened to release their personal data. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 The Vatican signaled that preparations were proceeding by publishing on Friday the names of journalists accredited to travel on Leo’s plane. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 The Vatican, however, is continuing with preparations for the visit and on Friday posted the list of journalists traveling with the pope to report on the trip. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 Oklo handled the engineering, procurement, construction, and startup preparations in-house. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Teo said the government had begun preparations weeks earlier to support residents, including distributing masks to those most in need. — Jenny Lee,zechariah Chan, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 While football fans are getting ready for the game, homeowners have some preparations of their own to make. — Tori Mason, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 For all our preparations and many hours of hunting, the long archery season was slipping by without our glimpsing the big buck. — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 The couple legally married in March 2026 during an intimate ceremony at Conor’s family home in Los Angeles, followed by a family lunch—and then dove headfirst into preparations for their celebrations in Brazil this weekend. — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparations
  1. drugs
  2. medications
  3. doses
Noun
  • The team highlighted that the improvements can even open new uses for electronics, such as reducing harm from street drugs.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • According to the suit, Jane Doe was beset by seven men while she was incapacitated by drugs and alcohol.
    — Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of drugs
Noun
  • Clinical trials cost millions of dollars, so companies first must be convinced the drugs look promising enough for FDA approval, as well as have an edge over current medications.
    — Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Are these trends in direct conversation with the rise in weight loss medications, as luxury customers strive to show off their new bodies?
    — Rachael Akhidenor, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of medications
Noun
  • 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
Definition of doses

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