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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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Billing records show he was involved with the case soon after, as the firm prepared to bring it to the Supreme Court a second time.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Teams conducted testing, prepared the site, and then deployed the system inside the facility.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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September Dawn Bottoms for NBC News Carter had braced for a backlash.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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Though Ohio braced for severe weather, with some areas seeing hail come down, on March 22, some Ohio's cities reached record high temperatures during the day.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Swift Observatory is equipped with a Burst Alert Telescope that surveys a huge amount of the sky at once, looking for flashes of light and pinpointing their locations.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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The property is equipped with a heating system and a cooling system.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Huel sells a range of protein shakes and drinks fortified with nutrients.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
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The elevator to it is fortified for heavy loads.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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But only White Democrats qualified for the event, prompting protests from candidates of color who were excluded.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Tennessee qualified for the CFP and made the Sweet 16 in 2025, Michigan did so in 2022.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Readied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readied. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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