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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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as in arranged
to make ready in advance
we can ready the desserts for the party a day in advance
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as in braced
to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally
the basketball players sat quietly in the locker room, readying themselves for the final game of the season
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for readied
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Bloom also appointed a coach prepared to operate within the framework of the recruitment structure.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Area shelters received food that had already been prepared before the postponement in Milwaukee.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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An officer restricted his movements and braced him against a railing.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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As a winter storm bore down on Austin late last week, residents braced for an onslaught of ice — and, many feared, ICE enforcement in the city.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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With 30 points of articulation for dynamic posing, the Evil Lord of Destruction comes equipped with his signature Havoc Staff accessory.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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The property includes a hilltop luxury home, a guest house, a nine-hole putting and chipping green, as well as a 5-acre bass fishing lake equipped with a boat dock, bait shack and an outdoor pavilion.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Eat More Iron-Fortified Foods Some foods, including breakfast cereals and bread, are fortified with iron and offer an affordable way to boost iron intake.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Diamondbacks have already fortified their starting rotation by bringing back free-agent Merrill Kelly on a two-year deal after trading him at last year’s deadline, and signing right-handed veteran Mike Soroka.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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In general, talk shows have qualified for the equal opportunities exemption as a bona fide news interview, ever since the FCC granted an exemption to Jay Leno’s Tonight Show in 1996.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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McCann never qualified for them.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Readied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readied. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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