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
David Browne, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
Then, rescuers prep the motorcyclist in a litter and carry them up the hillside as crews from higher ground above help reel the equipment up.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
So all of Jimmy’s knife-removal and rose-and-thorn icebreaker prep (that dog bite gave him ringworm, woof) is for naught.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 16 May 2025
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Verb
Sobule was in town to help prep a performance of her one-woman-with-band autobiographical musical, F*ck 7th Grade.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
Then, rescuers prep the motorcyclist in a litter and carry them up the hillside as crews from higher ground above help reel the equipment up.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
Cardwell was a 2,000-yard career rusher during a prep career spent mostly at St. Augustine.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
So all of Jimmy’s knife-removal and rose-and-thorn icebreaker prep (that dog bite gave him ringworm, woof) is for naught.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep
Verb
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Several media outlets reported earlier this month that the Trump administration was preparing releasing the full audio.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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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,
17 May 2025
Noun
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In the weeks prior to their charter renewal, school leadership is contending with a damning third party audit report that alleged several major violations in the school’s governance and fiscal structure.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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Tricia said the school’s prom guidelines did not specifically state that LGBTQ+ individuals were barred from attending school events.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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According to its website, Preston High School is an all-girls private Catholic college preparatory school founded in 1947 by the Sisters of the Divine Compassion.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Mauldin allegedly committed these offenses while a teacher at Nathaniel Greene Academy, a Christian, K-12 college preparatory school in Siloam, approximately 80 miles east of Atlanta.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Long associated with prep schools and privilege, it’s been slower than other sports to shed its exclusivity.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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From September, Louis will be in the prep school where his older sister Princess Charlotte is now.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The boat was carrying 60 tons of marble destined for Girard College, a boarding school that was under construction at the time.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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Wendt attended Campion High School, a Jesuit boarding school for boys in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and then Notre Dame — until he was expelled with a 0.0 GPA as a junior.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2025
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Beer plays Laura, a piano student at a music academy in Berlin, first seen in the opening shots on an autobahn overpass looking down at a river.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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The events under investigation took place in Puerto Rico, a town on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, on June 15, 2023, where five players from Real Madrid’s youth academy were on holiday.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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“Prep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep. Accessed 26 May. 2025.
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