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verb

present tense third-person singular of prep

as in prepares

to make ready in advance the cooking time is considerably shortened if you've prepped the chicken the night before

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noun

plural of prep

as in preparatory schools

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That’s the question Wall Street is asking as the company preps its latest quarterly earnings and investor call set for after Tuesday’s stock market close. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026 Not to be missed are the ritual baths, a 30- to 60-minute water circuit with an aroma bath, Swiss shower, plunge pool, and Jacuzzi that preps the mind and body for ultimate relaxation. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026 In the spacecraft hangar where Fox McCloud preps his ship, a small rocket descends on the launch pad. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026 Bree preps herself — with a few PB&Js, of course— and goes through at Inverness to warn her mother of her imminent death. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026 Merit’s moisturizer not only hydrates but also preps the skin for radiant, never-greasy makeup. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2026 Primer also preps the surface by hiding stains and aiding with paint adhesion. — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025 As my guide Nicolas Jeanroy preps his truffle gear, which looks like a collection of garden tools, his canine partner, Taïga, bounds up. — Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025 The YouTuber preps the helicopter, checks the instruments, and takes off, enjoying the freedom of ultralight flight while relying on just a few controls. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025

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Charge all devices, preps for pets, prep for school closings and virtual learning. — Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026

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Just ask former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, whose early investment in Anthropic could soon be worth billions as the AI company prepares to go public as soon as next month.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The show is set in 1989 as Marietta prepares to celebrate the grand reopening of the former Nunn Better Cabinet Company.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of prepares

Noun

City utility plans call for extending a water main south along Bledsoe Avenue to serve the schools, the Bledsoe property and future western developments.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 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

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