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verb

Definition of prepnext
as in to prepare
to make ready in advance the cooking time is considerably shortened if you've prepped the chicken the night before

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prep

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noun

as in school

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Recent Examples of prep
Verb
Sign up for our weekly newsletter Proof Positive This past May mathematicians headed into a room near the top of the California Institute of Technology’s tallest building to prep for a sprint. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026 The trick to a new finish is to properly prep the countertops beforehand. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 will also require some complicated prep work in low-Earth orbit before heading to the moon. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 Buildup was also found inside the microwave in the kitchen, and bundles of cilantro were sitting on top of a wiping cloth on the prep table in the kitchen. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep
  1. prepare
  2. school
  3. preparatory school
  4. prep school
  5. boarding school
  6. academy
Verb
  • The foundation cites decades of research and learning showing that grantees with flexible, long-term funding were better prepared for the unexpected.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Nick Sirianni addresses Barkley's return Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni emphasized the importance of getting Barkley back as the team prepares for Monday night's matchup against the Dallas Cowboys.
    — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of prepare
Noun
  • While Usher was off basking in the afterglow of Confessions, maturing into a divorcé in the mid-2000s, the R&B world was already priming itself for a new-school successor.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Many voters thank him ​for pulling Serbia from economic obscurity and orchestrating a period of sustained modernisation including new highways, railways, schools and hospitals.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of school
Noun
  • The elite preparatory school, first established in 1860, has several facilities for its students, 52 acres of space, and costs over $15,000 per year.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In 2011, the school became Bethesda Academy, a college preparatory school for boys in grades 6-12.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of preparatory school
Noun
  • Party host prep school A common host mistake is underestimating the time needed to clean, cook, decorate and set up, Jokilehto said.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • One major question surrounding the issue is what NSU knew about Newell, a 2023 graduate of the college prep school affiliated with NSU and is often referred to as USchool.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of prep school
Noun
  • When the all-girls boarding school for young witches first appeared on the show, the historic Buckner Mansion in New Orleans was used for exterior shots, underscoring Coven’s spooky Southern Gothic aesthetic.
    — Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this year, the book’s ridiculous plot became a meme; the story follows a teen whose government name is Tookie De La Crème as she is forced into a boarding school for models called Modelland.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of boarding school
Noun
  • Today, there are more than 5,000 children participating in iACT soccer academies in Chad, the Central African Republic, Cameroon and Mexico.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • So, the investment also includes a new manufacturing training academy at Joliet Junior College, expanding industrial maintenance training and doubling welding capacity.
    — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of academy

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“Prep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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