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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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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
The postponement was required also because the industrial plan to restructure the company is still being prepared, impacting the nine-month trading update.
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Heating currently works, but temperatures are falling, and Ukraine must prepare for significant disruption to utilities through the cold months.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Edamame can be prepared by steaming, boiling, or microwaving and is available fresh or frozen.
—Tammy Algood, Southern Kitchen, 11 Nov. 2025
Participants will prepare various 19th-century Dutch-oven recipes and learn how to use and care for Dutch ovens.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2025
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Heating currently works, but temperatures are falling, and Ukraine must prepare for significant disruption to utilities through the cold months.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Edamame can be prepared by steaming, boiling, or microwaving and is available fresh or frozen.
—Tammy Algood, Southern Kitchen, 11 Nov. 2025
Participants will prepare various 19th-century Dutch-oven recipes and learn how to use and care for Dutch ovens.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepare
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As usual, the best path to ready yourself and your home is by being proactive—and nothing is more prep-minded that getting rid of things that only add clutter to your home.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Vietnam’s Prime Minister urged the country’s emergency response agencies and ministries to ready themselves as the country braces for the impact of the typhoon.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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There’s a school of thought that Liverpool will be better equipped to mount a serious challenge for the Champions League rather than domestic honours this season.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Its roots can be traced back to the 1960s, when engineer Paul Jameson built a custom chassis for a Rolls-Royce Meteor tank engine and Dodd, a transmission specialist, equipped it with a custom GM Hydramatic 400 gearbox.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
10 Nov. 2025
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Manilow has produced, composed, and performed some of the most iconic commercial jingles of all time for companies and brands such as State Farm, Band-Aid, KFC, Pepsi and McDonald’s.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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They are felt as they are composed, painfully, joyously, cellularly—and they are designed for other biological beings to experience, to connect with, to be animated, provoked and moved by.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Every two weeks, three new GCCs are set up in India, and 60% of existing centers plan to expand.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Taxing the 1% To fund many of his proposals, Mamdani plans to raise taxes on corporations and wealthy New Yorkers.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The study also provides a previously unidentified constraint for models of tidal heat production, shell thickness, and the long-term evolution of Enceladus’ ocean.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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The indictment contends that Jones provided information regarding key players on the Los Angeles Lakers’ status in advance of games on two dates to enable third-parties to make potentially favorable bets.—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Six Central and North American teams scratched, leaving Cuba to qualify.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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This tax incentive enables businesses to immediately deduct 100% of the cost of qualifying assets, such as machinery and vehicles, rather than spreading the deduction over several years.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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But, at a moment when big narrative audio studios are shuttering, loads of people are being laid off and fewer documentary series are being made, this sentence really struck a nerve in the industry of folks who produce, write, edit and sound design longform narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Fox News Digital columnist Hugh Hewitt writes that all Americans should be shocked and appalled at the return of antisemitism.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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According to Blair, the two members on shift would often organize alternative sleeping rotas that left just one individual with a straightforward password and all the power.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The exhibit is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Prepare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepare. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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