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in preparation

ADJECTIVE

afoot

Synonyms

WEAK

astir brewing cooking forthcoming getting ready going on

Antonyms

WEAK

completed ended finished

ADJECTIVE

forthcoming

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipated approaching awaited coming impending upcoming

WEAK

accessible at hand available destined fated future in evidence in prospect in store in the cards in the wind inescapable inevitable nearing obtainable on tap oncoming open pending predestined prospective ready resulting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

remote

WEAK

bygone distant gone past

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I find it helpful to brainstorm a week’s worth of meal ideas that call for rotisserie chicken in preparation for bringing a whole bird home.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

By the end of the week, the multicolored water had largely turned clear and fencing had started to go up around it in preparation for the July 4 fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

But Simpson, a Tennessee native, said he would remain in Southern California and continue to study in preparation for training camp at Loyola Marymount in late July.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

A subsequent post was a video clip showing him packing his suitcase and working out in the gym in preparation for his World Cup duties.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Two days earlier—on Friday, April 26—we’d humped all the way from Base Camp to Camp Two in one long day to begin our third and final acclimatization sortie in preparation for the summit push.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

in preparation

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