prepared
Americanadjective
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properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready.
prepared for a hurricane.
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(of food) processed by the manufacturer or seller, by cooking, cleaning, or the like, so as to be ready to serve or use with little or no further preparation.
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Co-organisers Australia and Turkey vowed Thursday to get negotiators to vote on a so-called "presidency-led decision" that they would have prepared before hand.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
AI drones could, for example, improve pre-incident plans, the documents prepared by firefighters to prevent fires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Fed staff’s inflation forecast was somewhat higher for 2026 through 2028 than the one prepared in July.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Thiero has been prepared for this type of opportunity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
And, after waiting for a favorable wind, the flagship, commanded by Vice Admiral George Carew, sailed proudly out of its berth, prepared for battle.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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