poised
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, as other championship hopefuls scramble to add a player in advance of February’s trade deadline, the Celtics could be poised to receive the league’s biggest boost without giving up anything in return.
But let’s turn our attention to a few names that appear poised for their own potentially sizable moves.
From Barron's
After their concerns were heard, the Senate Banking Committee was poised last month to pass a version of the bill that would ban stablecoins from paying interest.
From Barron's
“So,” Eddie says, fingers poised on the keyboard of her laptop.
From Literature
As gold prices soar past the $5,000 an ounce mark, Eldorado Gold is poised to gain, especially with the timing of new projects coming online.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
