readied

past tense of ready
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as in prepared
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function this advanced course should ready him for college

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  • At the buffet, fill your plate with local cheeses, breads, muesli and cured meats like Schopfspeck prepared by the on-site butcher, or order from the à la carte menu and watch as the chefs prepare each dish in the open kitchen.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Alfonsi departed after clashing with Bari Weiss, CBS News’ editor in chief, who delayed the airing of a report the journalist had prepared investigating the deportation of migrants to harsh prisons in Venezuela.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • But 10,000 people remain under evacuation orders in Castellón, where a fire was still out of control as Spain braced for its fourth heat wave of the summer.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • This post was originally published on July 26 Bitcoin and crypto prices have traded sideways for most of this year, with traders nervously braced for a dramatic shock.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Our athletes are better trained, conditioned, equipped, and coached than ever before.
    Ted Leonsis, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • They can be equipped with tanks to drop water or fire retardant onto blazes.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
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  • Missile silos are fortified underground launch facilities designed to house intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Both Ceuta and Melilla are heavily fortified, and many migrants who arrive in the enclaves are immediately turned back.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
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  • Nithya Raman’s team said Raman had qualified for those matching funds.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In a 2025 study of nearly 1,000 patients diagnosed with lung cancer, only 35% would have qualified for screening under the current criteria.
    Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 31 July 2026
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“Readied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readied. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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