: subjected to a special process or treatment
Examples of prepared in a Sentence
The president read a prepared statement.
The store sells a selection of prepared foods.
I got so nervous. I guess I just wasn't prepared.
She was well-prepared and scored high on the test.
How much are you prepared to pay?
I wasn't prepared to spend that much money.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
Over the course of a few months, power sector experts issued warnings that the U.S. isn’t prepared for the influx of electricity demand from AI as big technology companies raced to deploy data centers to scale their ambitions.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
Emergency responders and utility crews are prepared to address the fallout, but recovery efforts may take time if damage is extensive.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
But inevitably dangerous diseases would resurge in a country that isn’t prepared for them.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Prepared.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prepared. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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