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be ready

VERB

come

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear arrive become enter get happen hit materialize move occur reach show show up

STRONG

attain burst buzz flare near originate

WEAK

be accessible be at disposal be convenient be handy be obtainable blow in bob up breeze in check in clock in close in draw near drop in fall by fall in get in hit town make it make the scene move toward pop in pop up punch in ring in roll in sign in sky in spring in turn out turn up wind up at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal depart disappear go hide leave lose stop

WEAK

recede retreat

VERB

poise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hover wait

STRONG

ballast brood float hang hold position stabilize stand steady support

Antonyms

STRONG

let go refuse reject release

WEAK

drop fall

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This means an open-ended fund will keep some cash on hand to be ready for that action.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“But we just want to be ready to do it when we get it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The leader has to be ready to be abrasive when required.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

And ChatGPT maker OpenAI is working with renowned industrial designer Jony Ive on a mystery device for interacting with AI, expected to be ready by next year.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

If not, a “savage blow”—code-named Operation Duck Hook—would be ready.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

be ready

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