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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Recent Examples of prep
Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Now, Campbell will have one game against the Dolphins to prep for playoff action.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
To prep evergreens for winter, irrigate them with 1 to 2 inches of water weekly until the ground freezes.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Humphries says the pandemic led many wealthy people to contemplate doomsday scenarios and attempt to prep for them by attempting feats of endurance and deprivation.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Now, Campbell will have one game against the Dolphins to prep for playoff action.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
Try something small, like putting on a clean pillowcase or setting out your breakfast prep before bed.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
To prep evergreens for winter, irrigate them with 1 to 2 inches of water weekly until the ground freezes.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep
Verb
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Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui and Chris Williams planned to assist Fincke and Cardman in suiting up and preparing the tools and equipment that would be needed outside the space station.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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If your children do homework at the kitchen table instead of their bedrooms, find a spot to keep school supplies handy.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the program will change where the sales tax dollars go — redirecting dollars that would have otherwise been added to the state’s general fund to pay for highways, schools and other services to pay off the project’s debt and retire the bonds.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Founded in 2007, Pacific Ridge School serves over 650 students as an independent, nonprofit, college preparatory school for grades six through 12.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Dec. 2025
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Located in Lisle, Illinois, Benet Academy is a private Catholic college preparatory school that competes in the East Suburban Catholic Conference.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2025
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The duo joined stars like Brendan Fraser and Anthony Rapp as competitive prep school students in the 1992 drama School Ties.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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After a year at prep school, Grant went on to set school records for receiving yards and touchdowns at Assumption.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 Jan. 2026
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Then there were her nephews, Nicola and Arrigo, the sons of her sister Anna who died young, left fatherless years back and raised in boarding school.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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The school was founded in 1897 as a boarding school for Black students.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2026
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The 22-year-old academy graduate will not play again for Liverpool this season but has yet to be ruled out of the World Cup if Northern Ireland qualify via the play-offs in March.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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In the Portland, Oregon, suburb of Hillsboro, the school district has opened enrollment slots at its online academy, district spokesperson Beth Graser said.—
Rebecca Santana,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Prep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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