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as in to ready
to make ready in advance
I think I have prepared myself well for this challenge we prepared the classroom for the important visitors by getting rid of some unsightly clutter
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2
as in to equip
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function
basic training is intended to prepare raw recruits for active duty in the military
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3
as in to compose
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
the CEO asked his assistant to prepare a statement for the press
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as in to plan
to work out the details of (something) in advance
preparing an escape route in case of a fire
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Recent Examples of prepare
Many items lacked dates for when they were prepared or opened.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Fall mowing helps prepare the lawn for winter.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
In the meantime, the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo will prepare for inaugural seasons without clarity on what their rosters will look like.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The Sundance Film Festival is preparing for a final bow in Park City, Utah.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Fall mowing helps prepare the lawn for winter.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
In the meantime, the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo will prepare for inaugural seasons without clarity on what their rosters will look like.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The Sundance Film Festival is preparing for a final bow in Park City, Utah.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepare
Verb
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The officer recalled that they had been ordered to ready themselves for a counterattack.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Craft beer aficionados have a new destination on the horizon as the Brass Tap will open its first Orange County location, readying to pour a roster of local suds in Anaheim Hills.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Increment 4 program, which aims to equip smaller, faster vehicles with scalable turrets capable of tackling a range of threats.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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The airline already started equipping its regional jets with faster internet equipment, and the overhaul of its mainline fleet continues.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Its mid-rise Harlow jeans are composed of a cotton and elastane blend, with a powder-blue hue and strategic hints of distressing down the leg.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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This entire combo feels so effortless yet composed, the kind of outfit that looks intentional even after a red-eye.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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In conclusion, my careful gameplay doesn’t personally lend itself to reversing transfers, even when planned, but there is occasionally a time and a place for it.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Coast Guard told the outlet that the family had planned to remain anchored between Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard throughout the weekend.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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L3Harris revealed that the communications suite will provide interoperability with the United States, NATO and coalition partners, creating a networked battlespace with fifth-generation aircraft and beyond.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Emirates confirmed to Reuters that its plane was leased from and operated by ACT Airlines, a Turkish carrier that provides extra cargo capacity to major airlines.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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For England, Kane scored his 75th and 76th international goals against Latvia on Tuesday as Thomas Tuchel’s side became the first team in Europe to qualify for next summer’s World Cup.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Duffy significantly restricted who can qualify for those licenses last month.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The annotated text of the original Voting Rights Act is below, along with scholarship written about the act before and after its passage.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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As the 1970s began, the brothers wrote and performed the theme song to the ABC show Nanny and the Professor, starring Juliet Mills and Richard Long.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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While the schoolyard is in progress, the school’s environmental specialist and garden coordinator are getting students outside, growing plants and on field trips, while organizing curriculum with an environmental focus.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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One was a 19-year-old university student from Kharkiv named Anna Kovalenko, who recently organized a series of musical and artistic gatherings called Imagination Space that drew hundreds of participants.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Prepare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepare. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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