as in readiness
the state of being ready to act when the need arises
The city is often threatened by hurricanes and has spent top dollar on emergency preparedness.
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Recent Examples of preparedness
Against that backdrop, placing people — including children — into congregate detention facilities without systematic vaccination safeguards is not merely a lapse in preparedness.
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Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
Students offered career mentoring to younger students, hosted a podcast and invited alumni back to campus to host workshops on career preparedness.
—Olivia Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Priorities also include increasing funding for police officer body cameras, training and less lethal equipment and for emergency preparedness training.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The Health Department Operations Center brings together public health preparedness staff, public and environmental health experts and members of the Health Department’s executive leadership to address public health in emergency situations, according to a SCHD spokesperson.
—Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 3 Feb. 2026
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Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
Students offered career mentoring to younger students, hosted a podcast and invited alumni back to campus to host workshops on career preparedness.
—Olivia Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Priorities also include increasing funding for police officer body cameras, training and less lethal equipment and for emergency preparedness training.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
The Health Department Operations Center brings together public health preparedness staff, public and environmental health experts and members of the Health Department’s executive leadership to address public health in emergency situations, according to a SCHD spokesperson.
—Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparedness
Noun
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The company emphasizes reliability, redundancy, and certification readiness as development priorities.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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To truly assess kindergarten readiness, the approach would have to be holistic — and as a result, costly.—
Makiya Seminera,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Food preparation for the event was handled by the Urban League staff as well as some of the parents and past parents that have been involved in the educational program who donated their time, Gillespie said.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Coffee preparation methods weren’t specified either.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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Organizations can benefit by valuing carefulness and concentration not as an obligation, but as a fundamental pillar of success.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Just as essential a consideration as carefulness for committee members, though, is speed.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Preparedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparedness. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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