- present participle of prepare.
preparing
Example Sentences
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City's potential challenges with player contracts comes with Fifa preparing to introduce new rules that state every deal signed on 1 January, 2027 or after must include a release clause.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Once, Bensky wrote to inquire why he hadn’t heard from McCarthy—was he preparing to “go to work in a hydrogen bomb factory”?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
District challenges: Irwin said the main challenge is preparing young people to advance in college when their earlier schooling failed to give them the tools to succeed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
However, the couple are now preparing to embark on a new chapter outside the Golden State, with a source telling Realtor.com that they are leaving California.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
They suspect that this empty theater into which they’ve stumbled is preparing to stage the most fantastic financial drama they’ll ever see, but they don’t know that, either.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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