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Recent Examples of primed
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
One team looked primed and ready to play.
—Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Get yourself primed and ready for quite a royal battle that might determine the future mental status of us all.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Part of the impetus for all these openings is the same reason Las Vegas is so primed for these restaurants in the first place.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
One team looked primed and ready to play.
—Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Get yourself primed and ready for quite a royal battle that might determine the future mental status of us all.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Leading up to the offseason, with a weakened starting pitching class, Valdez is primed to be the headlining option in the winter, and Patrick McAvoy of Sports Illustrated thinks that the New York Mets are a prime landing spot.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primed
Adjective
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Be prepared to surrender your phone at the door, too.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Be prepared for slippery roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the summer of 1969, less than six months after the spill, several additional wells were drilled from Platform A.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Suárez found space in the box and drilled a volley in the 82nd minute to level the match at 2-2.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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As the protagonist Ben in Night of the Living Dead (1968), Duane Jones unveiled a distinct facet of pre-conditioned Black martyrdom.—
Malik Peay,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2023
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The new formula is infused with a luscious blend of flower oils so that lashes feel conditioned and supple to the touch.—
Daisy Maldonado,
SELF,
13 Sep. 2022
Verb
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Schanuel, who grounded into a double play with runners on first and third to end the eighth, lofted a fly ball to left fielder Randy Arozarena, whose throw home was off line.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Schanuel, who grounded into a double play with runners on first and third to end the eighth, lofted a fly ball to left fielder Randy Arozarena, whose throw home was off line.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This Apple deal is ripe for the picking!—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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What other surprises de Sitter holds are yet to be seen, but the landscape seems to be ripe for insights, Loparco said.—
Shalma Wegsman,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The lawsuit claims that Missouri lawmakers used no rational basis to categorize which counties qualified for a 5% cap, a freeze or neither.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Their battle is viewed as so wide open with just over eight weeks till the June 2 primary that the county Democratic Party declared each of the four candidates — all Democrats — qualified but declined to pick one.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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During the first one to two days on the mission, the crew will be in a high Earth orbit and conduct systems checks, such as testing the Orion capsule's life-support, propulsion, navigation, and communications systems to ensure the spacecraft is ready to travel into deep space.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Both Miller and Martinez shared a similar sentiment, explaining that business owners need to be ready to network and create a social media strategy.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Primed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primed. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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