getting ready

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afoot adj.
preparation n.
toilet n.

ADJECTIVE

afoot

Synonyms

WEAK

astir brewing cooking forthcoming going on in preparation

Antonyms

WEAK

completed ended finished

NOUN

preparation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrangement construction education establishment formation groundwork measure plan precaution preparedness qualification rehearsal study training

STRONG

alertness anticipation background base basis evolution expectation fitting foresight foundation gestation homework incubation manufacture provision readying rundown safeguard schoolwork substructure tryout workout

WEAK

buildup dry run lead time making ready preparing putting in order

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance

WEAK

ingredient unreadiness

NOUN

toilet

Synonyms

STRONG

ablutions attire dressing grooming makeup toilette

WEAK

tidy-up wash-up

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getting ready

As I’m getting ready to record my special, I think about what I’m most excited to put out there because a special is different from a live show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

But while that development made international headlines, it was the Haaretz story that led the news in a country getting ready for elections.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

As the big moment looms, everyone limbers up in the corridors like middle-aged dads getting ready for a Park Run.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

For 35-year-old hair dresser Yannay Miranda, like many of the parents of Cuba's 1.4 million pupils, the challenges of getting ready for the new year began long before Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

He was getting ready for a life without Fa.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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