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primed

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verb

past tense of prime

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for primed
Adjective
  • Compare this to Alaska, the best prepared state, according to CanadaCasino.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
  • One of the sticking points may be whether Lionsgate is prepared to relinquish its direct distribution in the UK and one or two other markets as part of the deal.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 June 2025
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
  • Is the show of regret a conditioned response associated with receiving a less severe punishment?
    Charlotte Hu, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2011
Verb
  • Carlos Correa grounded into an inning-ending double play with runners on the corners, and Griffin Jax’s three-base throwing error, Minnesota’s third of the game, paved the way for a loss that dropped the Twins’ record to 3-8.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • And, most importantly, my wife and family keep me grounded and focused on what truly matters.
    James DiNardo, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • However, the researchers note that this avenue—avocados and sleep—is ripe for future exploration.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
  • Yet most dashboards still focus only on the bottom of the funnel, measuring the five percent of buyers ready to purchase now and ignoring the 95 percent of the market who are ripe for conversion tomorrow.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Yankees are about to find out if Rice is ready.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • But when the postseason arrived, the Panthers were ready.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Dinesh and his little cafe taught me a valuable lesson on slow marketing—that a relaxed approach can sometimes be the most effective way to stand out.
    Nitin Gupta, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • First, rational analysis, traditionally taught in business schools, uses logical reasoning and empirical data to assess situations and outcomes.
    Hulan Hagen, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • If the Cowboys opt for the poison preferred recently by Carolina, Evans — Tampa Bay’s career receiving yardage leader — could conduct a go-route clinic.
    Joey Knight, Dallas News, 14 Jan. 2023
  • This is my new go-spring treat for sunny afternoons and porch-chair traveling.
    Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2021
Verb
  • The two were teammates at Sioux Falls and coached together from 2000 to ’09.
    Kennington Smith III, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • But Ryan hasn’t coached anywhere in almost a decade after he was fired by the Bills in 2016.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Primed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primed. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.

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