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as in readies
to make ready in advance
I think I have prepared myself well for this challenge we prepared the classroom for the important visitors by getting rid of some unsightly clutter
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as in equips
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function
basic training is intended to prepare raw recruits for active duty in the military
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as in composes
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
the CEO asked his assistant to prepare a statement for the press
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as in plans
to work out the details of (something) in advance
preparing an escape route in case of a fire
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Recent Examples of prepares
The request also comes as the Sundance Institute prepares for the next Sundance Film Festival, which will be the final year in its longtime Park City home before a move to Boulder, Colorado, for the 2027 festival.
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
The first solar panels were installed last week to supply, with help from battery storage, uninterrupted clean energy to the grid, as the UAE capital prepares for a surge in demand from AI data centers.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
As Lego prepares to wind down its Mindstorms line, projects like this stand as a reminder of how deeply the platform has shaped young inventors.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
Back in the bamboo and tarpaulin tents which blanket the hillsides of Cox’s Bazar, refugee Mariam Khatun dresses her three small children and prepares a meal – these daily tasks the only thing keeping her going since the death of her eldest daughter, Estafa.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
The cuts also come as incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke prepares to take the reigns from Brian Cornell next year.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
At this stage of the M&A sequence, a company hires financial advisors and, generally, prepares financial information to share with potential bidders.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Following that event, WWE prepares for on November 29th at Petco Park in San Diego.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The new perk comes as Southwest prepares for bigger shifts in its operations.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
The first solar panels were installed last week to supply, with help from battery storage, uninterrupted clean energy to the grid, as the UAE capital prepares for a surge in demand from AI data centers.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
As Lego prepares to wind down its Mindstorms line, projects like this stand as a reminder of how deeply the platform has shaped young inventors.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
Back in the bamboo and tarpaulin tents which blanket the hillsides of Cox’s Bazar, refugee Mariam Khatun dresses her three small children and prepares a meal – these daily tasks the only thing keeping her going since the death of her eldest daughter, Estafa.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
The cuts also come as incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke prepares to take the reigns from Brian Cornell next year.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
At this stage of the M&A sequence, a company hires financial advisors and, generally, prepares financial information to share with potential bidders.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Following that event, WWE prepares for on November 29th at Petco Park in San Diego.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The new perk comes as Southwest prepares for bigger shifts in its operations.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepares
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That’s an important point for the MIPCOM crowd, notably as TIFF readies the launch of its own market in 2026.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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But that product is now being phased out as well as CNN readies a standalone streaming subscription to a product that will just be called … CNN.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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William and Kate met with Chief Fire & Rescue Officer, Aidan Jennings, and learned how the college equips trainees with the necessary skills.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Williams’ background in urban planning and ecology also equips her to help clients restore the landscapes around their buildings, turning projects into regenerative spaces rather than scars on the land.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Both tracks are penned by Stephen Schwartz, who also composes alongside John Powell.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Who composes a symphony with a hammer?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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Commercial Launch Archer has partnered with Abu Dhabi Aviation, which plans to launch a commercial eVTOL service in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s second city in the near future.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ford had said the province plans to pay $54 million (about $75 million Canadian) for the ads to air across multiple American television stations using audio and video of Reagan speaking about tariffs in 1987.—
Rob Gillies,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Target leans back towards DEI Target last week highlighted its partnership with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs that provides education and other services to Black founders of small businesses.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Upcycling solid wastes This technique provides a versatile, scalable, and efficient strategy for upcycling solid wastes into high-performance materials for environmental and energy catalysis, as per the study.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Who qualifies Eligibility depends on driving history, payment reliability, and sometimes credit factors.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Capture can dramatically alter a society’s conception of what qualifies as acceptable.—
Evan Hughes,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The long jam in ‘Fruit Bat’ came out of an idea from our drummer, who writes a lot of the music.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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John Ruskin, the greatest of architectural critics, observed that a nation writes its history in many books, but that the book of its buildings is the most enduring.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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The civil-rights movement, which Williams so pointedly admires, furnishes an excellent example of this.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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To that end, the university’s Basic Needs Services office, which furnishes a variety of programs and support to help Titans experiencing unforeseen financial hardship, is offering Financial Wellness Peer Mentoring.—
Contributing Writer,
Orange County Register,
14 Feb. 2025
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