: 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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One of Henderson’s three daughters, in a prepared statement read in court by his ex-wife, described how her father taught her about the outdoors, and how to raise and care for animals — something her three sons won’t get to experience.
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
Sources familiar with the thinking of Paramount Skydance and its financial backers, which include Larry Ellison, David’s multibillionaire father, say the company isn’t prepared to go higher than $30 a share (which is up more than 50% from its first $19-a-share proposal).
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Even successful pilots produced follow-on questions about governance and accountability that few organizations were structurally prepared to answer.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
In a prepared speech, Kristi Noem lied about the events, claiming Alex Pretti approached agents with a firearm, and that Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, came for the sole purpose of murder.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
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Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
Sources familiar with the thinking of Paramount Skydance and its financial backers, which include Larry Ellison, David’s multibillionaire father, say the company isn’t prepared to go higher than $30 a share (which is up more than 50% from its first $19-a-share proposal).
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Even successful pilots produced follow-on questions about governance and accountability that few organizations were structurally prepared to answer.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
In a prepared speech, Kristi Noem lied about the events, claiming Alex Pretti approached agents with a firearm, and that Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, came for the sole purpose of murder.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Prepared.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prepared. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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