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Recent Examples of flat-footed
After bursting out of their pocket of territory in the northwest region of Idlib, the rebels captured the Aleppo within three days and Hama within eight, meeting minimal resistance from regime forces which were caught flat-footed by the lightning offensive.
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Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
The social upheaval during and after the pandemic caught Democrats flat-footed.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The Bulls nearly caught the Hurricanes flat-footed, kicking and seemingly recovering a surprise onside kick after their touchdown.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2024
The Packers sank the Bears 33-28 as Aaron Rodgers connected with Randall Cobb with 38 seconds remaining for a 48-yard touchdown on fourth-and-8 as free safety Chris Conte got caught standing flat-footed.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
The social upheaval during and after the pandemic caught Democrats flat-footed.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The Bulls nearly caught the Hurricanes flat-footed, kicking and seemingly recovering a surprise onside kick after their touchdown.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2024
The Packers sank the Bears 33-28 as Aaron Rodgers connected with Randall Cobb with 38 seconds remaining for a 48-yard touchdown on fourth-and-8 as free safety Chris Conte got caught standing flat-footed.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flat-footed
Adjective
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The troops deployed there were unprepared and ill-equipped, sent to pursue objectives that could be bafflingly opaque.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps the most unsettling feature of a less vaccinated future, though, is how unprepared the U.S. is to confront a resurgence of pathogens.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The defense industry has been underprepared in responding to the Ukraine crisis.—
Michael Brenes,
Foreign Affairs,
3 July 2023
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Our single-path mindset has left countless young Americans burdened by debt, struggling to balance learning and work, and far too often underprepared for the demands of the modern workforce.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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During the pandemic, United pilots worked closely with the airline to develop a Covid policy that kept pilots on the payroll, trained and ready to return nearly as quickly as travel did, while other airlines were slowed by having pilots unready to fly.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The Iranian government remained unprepared for the Syrian army’s swift collapse, as defensive lines crumbled and soldiers proved unready or unable to fight.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Flat-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flat-footed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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