Thesaurus results for PREPARE:

prepare

verb

pri-ˈper

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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Relevance

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 Television revenue is one battle line being drawn as owners prepare to push for a salary cap during collective bargaining negotiations after the season. —

Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 Less than four hours later, when another Army helicopter approached, a different commercial flight, this one from Connecticut with seats for about 80 people, was preparing to land. —

Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026 The second full-time radiation therapist at Moses Lake will be a woman who started as a receptionist and spent the past two years taking coursework and going through on-site training to prepare for the new role. —

Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026 That led me to an interest in aviation, which led me to Air Cadets, which prepared me for the military. —

Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prepare

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SpaceX, which maintains a large presence in Southern California’s burgeoning aerospace sector, is readying an initial public offering possibly for this summer that is expected to be the largest in history, perhaps raising as much as $75 billion.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The cease-and-desist letter came after a report from The Washington Post over the weekend that Patel had dispatched agents to review and redact the files in a potential move to ready them for a public release.

— PERRY STEIN AND JEREMY ROEBUCK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2026