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prepare for

VERB

anticipate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delay forestall prevent

STRONG

apprehend block hinder intercept precede preclude

WEAK

be early be one step ahead of beat someone to it hold back provide against

Antonyms

STRONG

allow forward help permit

WEAK

be amazed be surprised be unready doubt

VERB

anticipate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assume await count on forecast foresee see

STRONG

conjecture divine entertain figure foretell prognosticate prophesy suppose visualize wait

WEAK

bargain for be afraid count chickens cross the bridge foretaste have a hunch hope for jump the gun look for look forward to plan on prevision promise oneself see coming see in the cards wait for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubt

WEAK

be amazed be surprised be unready

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Following those findings, Roscosmos decided on Friday morning to prepare for a more extensive inspection and structural repair effort.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Often, grandfamilies are created suddenly due to a family tragedy, and grandparents don’t have long to prepare for the reality of raising a new generation of kids.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Importers will need to rebuild depleted crude-oil reserves and stockpile more naphtha, jet fuel and other oil-derived products to prepare for another shock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Then, next month, prepare for one of the best on July 11 at Huntington Beach Edison, which brings out St. John Bosco, Santa Margarita and Mission Viejo, among others.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

If the woman at Cape Fear was actually the Grim Reaper, then I need to prepare for my time of death to be moved up approximately thirty years.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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