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adjective

Definition of primednext
as in prepared

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primed

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verb

past tense of prime
as in drilled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primed
  1. prepared
  2. conditioned
  3. grounded
  4. ripe
  5. ready
  6. taught
  7. go
  8. coached
Adjective
  • Medical officials are also prepared for the possibility that returning hostages will need speech therapy, especially if they have been kept in isolation, Yehene noted.
    Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Some people require medications, specialized medical equipment that needs power to charge and specially prepared foods that require refrigeration.
    Esme Mazzeo, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of prepared
Adjective
  • As the protagonist Ben in Night of the Living Dead (1968), Duane Jones unveiled a distinct facet of pre-conditioned Black martyrdom.
    Malik Peay, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Is the show of regret a conditioned response associated with receiving a less severe punishment?
    Charlotte Hu, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2011
Definition of conditioned
Verb
  • Similarly, a period of strong gains is a time to stay grounded and ensure that your strategy remains sound.
    True Tamplin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Planes affected by rapid ice accumulation often stay grounded and are then treated with specialized fluids that melt ice and frost.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of grounded
Adjective
  • Conventional wisdom says that the business is ripe for it, because there are too many services aimed at general audiences, and the landscape just keeps getting more confusing.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The nose features ripe black cherries, plums, violets, and hints of tobacco.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of ripe
Adjective
  • So in Colorado, where Touma used to live, her winter wardrobe was full of jackets and sweaters—ready for the winter climate.
    Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
  • More than a year and a half later, the proposal is finally almost ready for publication.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of ready
Verb
  • First, rational analysis, traditionally taught in business schools, uses logical reasoning and empirical data to assess situations and outcomes.
    Hulan Hagen, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Dinesh and his little cafe taught me a valuable lesson on slow marketing—that a relaxed approach can sometimes be the most effective way to stand out.
    Nitin Gupta, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of taught
Adjective
  • If the Cowboys opt for the poison preferred recently by Carolina, Evans — Tampa Bay’s career receiving yardage leader — could conduct a go-route clinic.
    Joey Knight, Dallas News, 14 Jan. 2023
  • This is my new go-spring treat for sunny afternoons and porch-chair traveling.
    Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2021
Definition of go
Verb
  • The two were teammates at Sioux Falls and coached together from 2000 to ’09.
    Kennington Smith III, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Shoji coached the Rainbow Wahine from 1975 to 2017, winning national championships in 1979, ’82, ’83 and ’87.
    Richard Dunn, Orange County Register, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of coached
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