: subjected to a special process or treatment
Examples of prepared in a Sentence
The president read a prepared statement.
The store sells a selection of prepared foods.
I got so nervous. I guess I just wasn't prepared.
She was well-prepared and scored high on the test.
How much are you prepared to pay?
I wasn't prepared to spend that much money.
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Place seam-sides down on prepared baking sheets.
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Shelly Westerhausen Worcel, Midwest Living, 18 May 2026
Her sincere efforts at pushing back and organizing for a better workplace are met with the bleak reality that the surrounding society is ill-prepared to do anything to help people in her situation.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
The Cannes jurors seemed well prepared for this, especially the screenwriter Paul Laverty, who has been Ken Loach’s most important collaborator for decades.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
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Shelly Westerhausen Worcel, Midwest Living, 18 May 2026
Her sincere efforts at pushing back and organizing for a better workplace are met with the bleak reality that the surrounding society is ill-prepared to do anything to help people in her situation.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
The Cannes jurors seemed well prepared for this, especially the screenwriter Paul Laverty, who has been Ken Loach’s most important collaborator for decades.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Chad Smith crashes opening monologue A barber came out and seemed prepared to legitimately shave Jost's head live on the air, but Che stepped in to stop it at the last minute.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 17 May 2026
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“Prepared.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prepared. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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