- present participle of prime.
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something used to prime
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a substance, used to ignite an explosive charge
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The re-release of “Avengers: Endgame” was No. 1 at movie theaters over the weekend, further priming audiences for the December release of “Avengers: Doomsday.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Nasdaq is changing its procedures to put SpaceX in funds based on it and priming the pump to do the same with Anthropic and OpenAI, which have historically burned through cash.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
Their regular season consists of priming pitchers for October, not padding their resumes for awards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
While speaking to Earth via a video link on Thursday, mission specialist Koch mentioned there had been a slight "priming" issue with the toilet.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
She loved it when her father taught her the tricks like priming the carburetor that would keep the temperamental machine on the road.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
We then reloaded the pieces, each with a dozen or more large bullets, placed them ready primed at the door, and covered the primings, to keep our powder dry.
From The Captive in Patagonia by Benjamin Franklin Bourne
"I have just now renewed the primings," he said.
From The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell
"I'll give a look to our primings while ye drink a stirrup-cup."
From Stories of the Border Marches by Jeanie Lang
On the present occasion it only remained to freshen the primings, and each piece was in a state for service.
From The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper
Philip took down the arms, and examined all the primings.
From The Phantom Ship by Frederick Marryat
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