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as in readies
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 equips
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 composes
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 plans
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 prepares
La Galerie du 19M Tokyo, which opens to the public on Tuesday, underlines the importance of skilled labor in the face of AI, generational transition and debate about the value of luxury goods, as the house prepares for the first show by its new artistic director Matthieu Blazy.
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
The acquisition announcement comes as MSNBC prepares to split from NBC as part of parent company Comcast’s move to spin off its cable properties into a separate company, to be called Versant.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
The 300th episode features Bob struggling with whether to raise prices, getting overwhelmed by the work, while Linda prepares to give birth.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
This approach better prepares your body for real-world demands while building the kind of strength that translates to better function and reduced pain.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The investment comes as Fort Lauderdale United prepares to launch its men’s team at the start of the 2026 season.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Ranchbot said the hire comes as the company prepares for its Series B capital raise.
—John Kell, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Businesses, universities and foreign professionals are left awaiting clarification as the Department of Homeland Security prepares to issue implementing regulations.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
As the global body prepares to welcome world leaders to New York this week, new Gallup polling shows that only 32% of American adults believe the UN is doing a good job attempting to solve global issues, while 63% rate its performance as poor.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
The acquisition announcement comes as MSNBC prepares to split from NBC as part of parent company Comcast’s move to spin off its cable properties into a separate company, to be called Versant.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
The 300th episode features Bob struggling with whether to raise prices, getting overwhelmed by the work, while Linda prepares to give birth.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
This approach better prepares your body for real-world demands while building the kind of strength that translates to better function and reduced pain.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The investment comes as Fort Lauderdale United prepares to launch its men’s team at the start of the 2026 season.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Ranchbot said the hire comes as the company prepares for its Series B capital raise.
—John Kell, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Businesses, universities and foreign professionals are left awaiting clarification as the Department of Homeland Security prepares to issue implementing regulations.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
As the global body prepares to welcome world leaders to New York this week, new Gallup polling shows that only 32% of American adults believe the UN is doing a good job attempting to solve global issues, while 63% rate its performance as poor.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepares
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In the hands of editor Richard Mettler, some of those fragments serve montages that interlace how the tribes prepare to defend themselves with the way Jalabzeen readies himself to attack.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Building to the Big House big day As Michigan Stadium readies for its musical debutante moment, Rademacher has been soaking in the excitement firsthand.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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My team’s research suggests that mindfulness equips people with the psychological skills required to successfully change behavior.—
Masha Remskar,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
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The two-part Recco system equips participating SAR teams with electronic detectors that send out radar signals meant to bounce off the victim's reflector to help identify their location for speedier rescue.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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Who composes a symphony with a hammer?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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Genji visits these woods before his exile to Suma and composes a poem wishing that the forest might one day see the injustice against him reversed.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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The couple plans to spend their lottery prize by donating a portion, setting some money aside for their grandchildren and saving whatever is left.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Tanner then plans to take over the county government — ousting the Joneses from power — and changing the name of Loving County to Tanner County, according to a recent story in the Houston Chronicle.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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The former gives concrete structure to Trump’s older ideas to develop the Gaza Strip as a real estate venture; the latter provides a framework for an international military force that would police the strip for the foreseeable future.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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Powerback Rehabilitation, which provides services at Town Village retirement community in Leawood, challenged the broad religious exemption by suing the Kansas Department of Labor.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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The designation qualifies the site for a special use permit that would allow the plans to deviate from the land-use and density requirements of the La Jolla Planned District Ordinance, subject to further project review by the HRB.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Colorado has a narrow definition for who qualifies for a civil commitment.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
27 Sep. 2025
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Books like The Buffalo Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones, The Reformatory by Tananarive Due, Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas, and everything Cynthia Pelayo writes are a great example of this.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, Moore writes that corporations owned at least 15% of all the single-family properties in 58 neighborhoods in the county.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
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The civil-rights movement, which Williams so pointedly admires, furnishes an excellent example of this.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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To that end, the university’s Basic Needs Services office, which furnishes a variety of programs and support to help Titans experiencing unforeseen financial hardship, is offering Financial Wellness Peer Mentoring.—
Contributing Writer,
Orange County Register,
14 Feb. 2025
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