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Examples of preparatory to in a Sentence
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The showcase is preparatory to Pacific Arts Movement’s San Diego Asian Film Festival which will return in the fall.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
That mission, known as Artemis 1, will be preparatory to a similar crewed mission that could be flown as early as 2024.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 Nov. 2022
So a necessary regime of discussion preparatory to reform is displaced by a regime of accusation and confession.
—David Bromwich, Harper's Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
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First Known Use
1649, in the meaning defined above
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“Preparatory to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preparatory%20to. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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