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or preppie
as in schoolboy
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Recent Examples of preppy
The Tucked-In Jean and Blazer In true Princess Diana fashion, embrace a sporty preppy look with a cowgirl spin.
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Minty Mellon, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
Depending on the occasion, Gomez will opt for something a little traditional and super polished, while Swift tends to keep it more playful preppy.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 21 July 2025
Dior’s take skews preppy, with items such as polo shirts and V-neck sweaters worn with Bermuda shorts or pleated pants, and jackets and blazers in muted checks.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
The film explicitly acknowledges that their sibling rivalry is very Thor and Loki, though the dynamic here is different with Wilson playing uptight preppy to Momoa’s jocular biker viking.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
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Minty Mellon, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
Depending on the occasion, Gomez will opt for something a little traditional and super polished, while Swift tends to keep it more playful preppy.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 21 July 2025
Dior’s take skews preppy, with items such as polo shirts and V-neck sweaters worn with Bermuda shorts or pleated pants, and jackets and blazers in muted checks.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
The film explicitly acknowledges that their sibling rivalry is very Thor and Loki, though the dynamic here is different with Wilson playing uptight preppy to Momoa’s jocular biker viking.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preppy
Noun
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Vince was a good schoolboy footballer, represented County Durham and went on trial with Middlesbrough, the club his son would later coach.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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As a young schoolboy, Davidson was often cruelly stigmatized because no one had bothered to diagnose his disorder.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The al-Roj camp also houses Shamima Begum, the London schoolgirl who ran away at the age of 15 to join ISIS in 2015 and was subsequently stripped of her British citizenship.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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An only child of negligent parents, Mihich identified with the Roald Dahl character Matilda, a precocious schoolgirl who learns to fend for herself against sometimes cruel adults.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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The synagogue houses a preschool and family center, but officials said all 140 students and staff members were accounted for and safe, according to CNN and other media reports.—
Daniel Hunt
March 12,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The school was clearly labeled as such in online maps and has an easily accessible website full of information about students, teachers and administrators.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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At a time when thousands of local newspapers across the nation have folded in the face of plummeting web traffic, advertising losses and shifting reader habits, the rebirth of a community news outlet is rare.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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His work as The Arizona Republic’s consumer travel reporter aims to help readers navigate the stresses of traveling and get the best value for their money on their vacations.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Sheeran wedded his childhood friend and former schoolmate, Cherry Seaborn, in 2019, and the happy couple have two kids.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
18 Feb. 2026
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Two boys discover another schoolmate detained Over the next several weeks, as Elizabeth languished in detention, at least six other children from her school district made the same cross-country journey from Minnesota to the Dilley detention center, Stuenkel said.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This is more of a normal conservative idea; that the availability of student loans has encouraged universities to offer more low-quality programs at the undergraduate and graduate level which don’t help students.—
Brendan Cantwell,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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And within a few weeks, a second-year undergraduate at the University of Oxford named Tanupat (Paul) Trakulthongchai built on Rosenfeld’s ideas to prove it for nine and 10 runners.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Currently, each school district can decide how many hours of a school day students can miss and still be counted as present.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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The Prince and Princess of Wales continue to remain based in Windsor, living at Adelaide Cottage within Windsor Great Park, and George, Charlotte and Louis are day students at the nearby Lambrook School.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
25 Nov. 2024
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“Preppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preppy. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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