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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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But the team’s youth and inexperience proved to be a strength, not a weakness.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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The similarities, instead, lie in his maturity and how the playoffs highlight his capacity rather than his inexperience.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
13 May 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 23 May. 2026.
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