1
: made beforehand especially for general sale
ready-made suits
2
: lacking originality or individuality
3
: readily available
her illness provided a ready-made excuse
1
: something (such as a garment) that is ready-made
2
usually readymade
[French ready-made, from English]
: a commonplace artifact (such as a comb or ice tongs) selected and shown as a work of art
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Examples of ready-made in a Sentence
Adjective
the store carries mostly inexpensive ready-made clothing
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Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
While the economy is largely supported by its robust ready-made garment manufacturing (RMG) sector, the second-largest in the world after China, Bangladesh has been diversifying its economy into new sectors such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, shipbuilding, and agro-processing.
—Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
These include row houses, brownstones, and a virtual small downtown — all ready-made for a robotaxi demonstration.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2024
Consisting of six songs that seem ready-made for blasting at a circuit party, the EP represents Lambert’s boldest work yet — mostly because the lyrics are raunchy as hell.
—James Factora, Them, 12 July 2024
Global retrenchment is fast emerging as the most coherent and ready-made alternative to the United States’ postwar strategy.
—Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2020
Elizabeth further hand-embroidered the designs on the dress Diana wore, while the fabric for the backup was ready-made.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Available both ready-made or fully customizable, PATET's boxes each adhere to a different theme.
—Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Banijay Rights will have the opportunity to distribute Authentic Media’s titles around the world as ready-made and formats.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
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Adjective
Whittingham’s program comes in ready-made to contend for Big 12 titles, starting with the return of two-time Pac-12 champion quarterback Cam Rising after missing all of last season.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
While the economy is largely supported by its robust ready-made garment manufacturing (RMG) sector, the second-largest in the world after China, Bangladesh has been diversifying its economy into new sectors such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, shipbuilding, and agro-processing.
—Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
These include row houses, brownstones, and a virtual small downtown — all ready-made for a robotaxi demonstration.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2024
Consisting of six songs that seem ready-made for blasting at a circuit party, the EP represents Lambert’s boldest work yet — mostly because the lyrics are raunchy as hell.
—James Factora, Them, 12 July 2024
Global retrenchment is fast emerging as the most coherent and ready-made alternative to the United States’ postwar strategy.
—Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2020
Elizabeth further hand-embroidered the designs on the dress Diana wore, while the fabric for the backup was ready-made.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Available both ready-made or fully customizable, PATET's boxes each adhere to a different theme.
—Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Banijay Rights will have the opportunity to distribute Authentic Media’s titles around the world as ready-made and formats.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
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“Ready-made.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ready-made. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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