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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Verb
  • As deputies prepared to have the vehicle towed, one found a small black pouch containing passports and a Social Security card.
    Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Part of our responsibility as leaders of the club is to be prepared.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • With oil prices on the rise, investors have braced for potentially tighter monetary policy out of the Fed.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The assessor’s office staff said they’re braced for a slew of appeals from out-of-state residents.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • Lockheed Martin installed it aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble, making the vessel the first US destroyer equipped with a high-energy laser.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Bathrooms are equipped with rain showers, motion-sensing Toto toilets, and soaking tubs.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • The offensive line and defensive lines have been stabilized, and hopefully fortified, and a new starting secondary is being tested.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Japan in recent years has fortified its southwestern region with longer range missiles and interceptors.
    Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That’s because of Shaw’s injury record during his career and the worry of how United will rotate him with so many games this season, having qualified for the Champions League — and where this might leave them defensively.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In the old format, Shane van Gisbergen’s road-course dominance would’ve automatically qualified him for the playoff field thanks to two wins at extra curvy tracks this summer.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2026
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“Readied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readied. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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