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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
  • Credentials Without Capability This is the leader who has the title, the résumé, the years of experience, but is not prepared to lead in conditions that exist today.
    — Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Ellison said Friday that the company still expects to win at trial, but is prepared to offer concessions to get the deal done sooner than that.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of prepared
Verb
  • The two-time All-Star shot 4 of 6 from the field and drilled two 3s.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Peters then drilled a first-pitch fastball from Tigers starter Jackson Jobe over the right-field wall for the tying two-run home run, his seventh of the season.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 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
  • Here, the designer grounded the tonal palette with warm fall florals, a cream table runner, and cozy candlelight.
    — Maria Sabella, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • With his team trailing in the bottom of the 10th inning, Contreras grounded out to third and was once again booed after jogging down the line.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of grounded
Adjective
  • The parent-child relationships aren’t the only ones ripe for unpacking.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Where is the low-hanging fruit on your website that’s most ripe for innovation?
    — Dave Foster, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of ripe
Verb
  • Throw in Newcastle bringing in Matthias Jaissle to replace Eddie Howe, and of the seven teams that have qualified for the Champions League in the last decade, 85 per cent of them have a brand-new or relatively new manager.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • All four semifinalists have qualified for the Women’s World Cup in Brazil next year, while Ghana and South Africa kept their qualification hopes alive by progressing to the World Cup intercontinental playoffs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualified
Adjective
  • The prosecution's argument is that while different life events triggered the memories to surface, the teen simply was not ready to discuss them in detail initially.
    — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But that doesn’t mean the Sussexes are ready to fully give up on their American dream (despite a Wall Street Journal headline that suggests that this is a branding move to save the couple’s ailing business ventures).
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 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
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