: subjected to a special process or treatment
Examples of prepared in a Sentence
The president read a prepared statement.
The store sells a selection of prepared foods.
I got so nervous. I guess I just wasn't prepared.
She was well-prepared and scored high on the test.
How much are you prepared to pay?
I wasn't prepared to spend that much money.
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
That doesn’t mean some Republicans aren’t prepared to try, especially if more of them concede Democrats will need something tangible to vote for the House’s funding plan.
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Pour filling into prepared crust.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
That doesn’t mean some Republicans aren’t prepared to try, especially if more of them concede Democrats will need something tangible to vote for the House’s funding plan.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Less than a quarter, 24%, of Gen Z say their generation is prepared to begin working.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Pour filling into prepared crust.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prepared
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“Prepared.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prepared. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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