READYING Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

readying 1 of 3

adjective

as in preparing

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noun

as in preparation

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verb

present participle of ready

as in equipping

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function this advanced course should ready him for college

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as in prepping

to make ready in advance we can ready the desserts for the party a day in advance

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as in bracing

to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally the basketball players sat quietly in the locker room, readying themselves for the final game of the season

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In addition to the raft of earnings, traders are readying for the start of the Federal Reserve’s annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, kicking off Thursday. — Justina Lee,alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 Lux Angeles is currently readying thriller Survive the Night, prison fight club drama Big Tiger, tropical island crime pic White Tide, redemption story Angel of Harlem and poker drama Aces High. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026 David Ball is readying for his annual late-summer trip to High Point, his family’s private retreat on Cumberland Island. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The zoo’s veterinary team collaborated with cancer specialists at nearby University of Liverpool to adapt an emerging treatment called electrochemotherapy, readying it for first-time use in a snake. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 On Tuesday, OpenAI executives said the industry would need a more expansive strategy for readying itself for future models. — Deepa Seetharaman, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Taiwan throttled its own internet during annual defense exercises this week, readying its population for a possible future attack by China. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026 Próspera is also one of the locations for partner clinics of Minicircle, another longevity start-up readying its own Klotho gene therapy. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026 Toyota’s manufacturing facilities in the Kyushu region, where Kumamoto is located, halted production, but are readying to resume production later this week. — Yuri Kageyama, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

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The question is whether this interest will be reflected in the budget request for fiscal year 2028, which is now in the initial stages of preparation.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
For Anderson, the season opener provided an opportunity to see how well the team’s offseason preparation translated to game action.

— Raul Avila, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of preparation

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Gemini's agents can assist with contract review and redlining, legal and policy research, regulatory monitoring, drafting NDAs, preparing documents for redaction, creating contracting playbooks and handling data-subject access requests.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Even as the justices were preparing to release their opinion, the postal service did in fact develop and release a new rule about mail-in voting.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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Brother Govindananda, a monk with the order, said his organization sees AI simply as the next step to helping people access the late guru’s teachings through an online teaching portal — just as books did for previous generations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
John Warner, a writer and expert on the teaching of writing in the AI age, has visited universities in different parts of the country to observe how students are embracing AI.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026

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For some, these new measures promise to weed out AI use in the classroom, whether by discouraging students from relying on LLMs or equipping professors with a foolproof method of identifying its use.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Advertisement Solomon therefore expressed skepticism about equipping thousands of DHS field agents, across the country, with even more advanced surveillance tools.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of equipping

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Residents were busy fortifying their properties ahead of the peak of the weather event, as city officials positioned crews early to begin working on lining the shore with berms.

— Lesley Marin, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Paramount now must strengthen its case for a high-stakes trial while fortifying Paramount’s existing businesses and managing uncertainty among the employee base.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of fortifying

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Bermuda grass rhizomes can occur 6 to 8 inches deep, so simply pulling the surface runners or shallow cultivation will not eliminate it.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 23 Aug. 2026
In a major reversal, Illinois regulators have proposed letting cannabis companies grow cannabis outdoors, a move that would significantly lower energy consumption and cultivation costs — though home growers would be out of luck.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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SoFi is also unique in offering a bonus for good grades and interest rate discounts to qualifying members.

— Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
For the third year in a row, the Academy Awards’ Board of Governors is recognizing Dallas-Fort Worth as one of six Oscar-qualifying areas in the country.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

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