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prepping

verb

present participle of prep

as in preparing

to make ready in advance the cooking time is considerably shortened if you've prepped the chicken the night before

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Making this show is a combination of preparing for something—and then preparing for things to go another way completely.

— Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
One potential recruit was preparing to graduate and was interested in becoming a diesel mechanic in the military.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

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