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verb

Definition of prepnext
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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noun

as in school

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Recent Examples of prep
Verb
Plants that Peak in Fall To prep for the upcoming fall season, have some of these late-bloomers waiting in the wings. — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026 From how to prep your hair to applying the product like a pro and timing it perfectly, the right technique can turn your hair mask from a nice-to-have to a can’t-live-without step in your routine. — Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026
Noun
The Ted Lasso cast may know a thing or two about game-day prep, but Hannah Waddingham seems to have found the MVP of beauty routines. — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026 Zones can include cooking prep, school lunch, storage, smoothie, baking, and cooking. — Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep
  1. prepare
  2. school
  3. preparatory school
  4. prep school
  5. boarding school
  6. academy
Verb
  • Below, shop nine incredible beauty products straight from her shelf and prepare to get healthy, smooth, and absolutely glowing skin.
    — Olivia Cefalu, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Millions across Europe, the Arctic, and North America are preparing for a spectacular total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of prepare
Noun
  • The district is also preparing to develop a new elementary-school literacy curriculum this school year, with the help of new state funding.
    — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Petitti’s selling point on 24 has been increased access to the postseason, as schools spend greater sums on rosters.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of school
Noun
  • 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.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • There is no Ardua Hall and aunt training (at least not yet), and Daisy is sent to shadow Agnes at preparatory school.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of preparatory school
Noun
  • The streamer released a trailer for Crew Girl on Wednesday, giving audiences a look at the coming-of-age story about an elite East Coast prep school’s teenage rowing team.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
  • True to form, the story is narrated by an unscrupulous wanna-be novelist named Bret Easton Ellis (Igby Rigney), a closet case lusting away for the new hunk at his cruel prep school.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of prep school
Noun
  • Their daughter, Josephine, attended a Catholic girls’ school in the Maryland suburbs, and then, like her father, went to Harvard; their son, John, attended a boarding school in Connecticut, and then the University of Miami.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Busch is sharing his experience publicly for the first time after spending 21 years reckoning with what happened to him at the Michigan boarding school.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of boarding school
Noun
  • Among the hundreds of choice and career programs, Burke said some new ones this school year include artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering, a 911 operator program and a construction academy.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Competitive admission to the academy, rank insignia on every uniform, exactly one captain per ship.
    — Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of academy

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