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
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
Schlossnagle will properly prep the Longhorns for the spotlight at Charles Schwab Field.
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Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Grease build-up was found on the inside of the toaster oven at the sushi bar prep station.
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Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
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Verb
Alba used the brand’s hero product, the Pure Harmony Shampoo, to prep for the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscars after party.
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Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
Schlossnagle will properly prep the Longhorns for the spotlight at Charles Schwab Field.
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Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
Noun
But an effective approach to college admissions prep rarely begins there.
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Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Grease build-up was found on the inside of the toaster oven at the sushi bar prep station.
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Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep
Verb
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For this year's 55th annual Pride Parade on Sunday, organizers were prepared, with six cooling buses stationed along the parade route.
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
Noun
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That proposal drew opposition from unions and associations representing teachers and school employees.
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The academy’s director and owner Leslie Novoa told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Monday night that the child was an 18-month-old boy who attended the school.
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This new spinoff of The Handmaid’s Tale follows Agnews (Chase Infiniti of One Battle After Another) and Daisy (Lucy Halliday), young women at Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives.
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There is no Ardua Hall and aunt training (at least not yet), and Daisy is sent to shadow Agnes at preparatory school.
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For the past several years, George had attended Lambrook School, a prep school in Berkshire, England, with his younger siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
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For most students, Bishop Kearney is a private Catholic prep school.
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Now a high schooler at Phillips Academy, a boarding school in Massachusetts, Jung has actualized his vision to keep his grandparents safe on crosswalks − and has a medal and $6,000 to show for it.
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Philon transferred to Link Academy, a boarding school in Missouri, for his senior year of high school.
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The deal covers the men’s and women’s first teams, academy, esports program and technical staff, with the first Nike kits debuting on July 18.
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Karl Mayer has incorporated its long-running academy training program into the TIC, offering machine training, workshops and hands-on development support aimed at technicians, brand employees, service specialists and textile students.
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“Prep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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