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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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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
To sell the property and prepare for development, Bailey shifted some operations to other parcels of land owned by the company, Appert said.
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Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Airlines have done their part to prepare; now Congress and the administration must act with urgency to reach a deal that reopens DHS and ends this shutdown.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Skubal’s plan from the beginning was to pitch once instead of twice in the WBC, then return to the Tigers to prepare for perhaps his final Opening Day start with Detroit.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The police were prepared to disperse the crowds, working with the mall and THE AVENUE at White Marsh.
—Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Airlines have done their part to prepare; now Congress and the administration must act with urgency to reach a deal that reopens DHS and ends this shutdown.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Skubal’s plan from the beginning was to pitch once instead of twice in the WBC, then return to the Tigers to prepare for perhaps his final Opening Day start with Detroit.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The police were prepared to disperse the crowds, working with the mall and THE AVENUE at White Marsh.
—Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepare
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Blue Origin and Eutelsat's OneWeb, for instance, are following SpaceX's example, as are several Chinese companies, and smaller startups are readying their own endeavors.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Savannah Guthrie is readying her return to Today amid the ongoing search for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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Up to 40,000 American troops are stationed across the region, equipped with advanced US missile-defense systems.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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That includes finding an alternative shelter location that is equipped with showers.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The La Jolla Country Day School Cove Club was formed last year to study ocean conservation and is composed of students from its lower, middle and upper schools.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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At these times, sunlight illuminates exhaust from the rocket's upper stage, which is composed primarily of water vapor and carbon dioxide.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Target plans to provide more details on its turnaround plan at an investor event Tuesday.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Indeed, the Iran strikes were in part planned using Anthropic’s Claude, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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As people come in, the money goes back into neighborhoods as police and firemen, snowplows and road crews — the infrastructure and services residents expect government to provide.—
Mark Dee
March 6,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Now, Beaudet and her colleagues have digitally rearranged the facial bones to their rightful places, providing a clearer look at Little Foot’s face — and hinting at features that may be shared across the human family tree.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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North Korea was banned from the 2015 World Cup, then failed to qualify for the Asian Cup in 2018 and the World Cup in 2019.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
3 Mar. 2026
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And it's become about a lot more—race, gender, what qualifies as progressive and as moderate, political style, and Democrats' different strategies to fight back against Trumpism.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Within hours of El Mencho’s death there were already ballads, known as narcocorridos, written about his killing.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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The film is written, directed, produced, shot, edited, and narrated by Josef Gatti and produced by Rob Innes.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2026
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The garden workspace offers ample room to plant seedlings, mix soil, and organize tools with its flat work surface, drawer, hooks, and shelf.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2026
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LaFayette was one of a delegation of Nashville students who in 1960 had helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, which organized desegregation and voting rights campaigns across the South.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Prepare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepare. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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