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adjective

as in prepared

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verb

past tense of prime
as in drilled

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Recent Examples of primed
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
  1. prepared
  2. drilled
  3. conditioned
  4. grounded
  5. ripe
  6. qualified
  7. ready
  8. taught
Adjective
  • Persist toward Ithaca, but be prepared to correct your course as the winds and circumstances change.
    — Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In her first and only press briefing on Tuesday, a visibly nervous Zacharia spoke from prepared remarks for about 10 minutes before taking questions from just three outlets — Breitbart, Fox News and the Daily Mail — for another five.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of prepared
Verb
  • Broncos kicker Wil Lutz drilled a 53-yard field goal in overtime to elevate Denver to a 17-14 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Just two years ago, in 2024, Schmidt and the Trades Council were on opposite sides of a different ballot measure proposal — one over an oil industry effort to repeal a law banning oil and gas wells from being drilled too close to parks and schools.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of drilled
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of conditioned
Verb
  • Max Muncy struck out to end the sixth, Mookie Betts grounded out to end the seventh and Teoscar Hernández struck out to close the eighth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The lustrous pink two-piece look was grounded by a matching pink shoe that continues the collaborative relationship between the rising avant-garde brand Matières Fécales and Christian Louboutin.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of grounded
Adjective
  • This season, bold knits and unexpected color pairings are ripe for the picking, courtesy of Tory Burch.
    — Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility was already ably adapted by Ang Lee and Emma Thompson, but Jane Austen’s work is ripe to return to over and over again.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ripe
Verb
  • The Olivers qualified for 100 gallons of free heating oil through a local community center, help worth about $700.
    — Meg Oliver, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The soccer players were among many winners from the Asian Games who qualified for the military exemption.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of qualified
Adjective
  • Tajdar Amrohi says that by the time the film was ready for release, his father didn’t have a penny to keep for himself and was deep in debt.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The staff are attentive and put in a lot of effort, ready to share tips and favourite restaurants, and really go the extra mile to make your stay pleasant and memorable.
    — Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of ready
Verb
  • The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.
    — Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Definition of taught

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“Primed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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