variants or pre-arranged
: having been arranged in advance
a prearranged meeting point

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By late Saturday night, some 48 hours after the debate, the whole family was at Camp David — not for some emergency council, but for a prearranged gathering in the days before Independence Day. Matt Viser, Washington Post, 20 July 2024 Mateo also wants his drivers to have the ability to turn down a prearranged ride if the passengers are purposely obscuring their faces with hoods and surgical masks. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prearranged was in 1830

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“Prearranged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prearranged. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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