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
Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
Prepping the state roads The warmer temperatures on Thursday and Friday are helpful to road crews, who can use brine to prep the roads and highways.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
Make Valentine's dinner prep fast and easy with these frozen lump crab cakes.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Uncle’s is open Wednesday-Saturday, which allows Le to prep Monday and Tuesday for the week.
—Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
Prepping the state roads The warmer temperatures on Thursday and Friday are helpful to road crews, who can use brine to prep the roads and highways.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
Early spring prep is vital as warm, wet conditions fuel grubs, mosquitoes, and termites.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
Make Valentine's dinner prep fast and easy with these frozen lump crab cakes.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep
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The Seahawks used a first-round bye to rest, heal and prepare, and then routed the 49ers in a divisional-round game before beating the Rams, 31-27, to advance to the Super Bowl.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Levy Restaurants was reportedly only preparing 200 for Sunday’s game day.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Other emergency measures announced by the government in response to the energy crisis include reducing school hours, postponing major sporting and cultural events, and cutting transport services.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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As the state’s second largest brick-and-mortar high school, Ben Davis will have to provide these opportunities on a scale larger than most other schools.—
Carley Lanich,
IndyStar,
10 Feb. 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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Its nonprofit arm, Wild Impact, runs a boarding school for Maasai families that educates close to 600 children.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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The school is based on the author’s real boarding school experience at Indian Springs Boarding School in Alabama.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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Our dental hygiene, respiratory care, vision care and police academy programs all recently achieved 100% first-time pass rates on their respective licensing exams.—
Torey Alston,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Kids’ academies can support steady demand.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Prep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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