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
Jordan Smith, SELF, 7 Feb. 2025
Cleaning, sharpening, and oiling metal tools preps them for their best performance and ease of use.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
Each month Kendra hosts a real-life get-together in her apartment, then passes her expert game plan along to you: the menu, the grocery and prep lists, and all her tips and tricks.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 11 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Clayton, who used to be a performer herself, would often prep for showtime by singing while running on a treadmill.
—Jordan Smith, SELF, 7 Feb. 2025
Cleaning, sharpening, and oiling metal tools preps them for their best performance and ease of use.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
While Bruno has lost just once in the last two prep seasons, Chavez (25-0) is chasing perfection this winter after moving up two weight classes after claiming the 157-pound title as a sophomore.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2025
Each month Kendra hosts a real-life get-together in her apartment, then passes her expert game plan along to you: the menu, the grocery and prep lists, and all her tips and tricks.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 11 Feb. 2025
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The world's tallest and second-fastest roller coaster, Kingda Ka, has reached its final days, as demolition crews prepare to implode the iconic ride that has towered over Six Flags Great Adventure for nearly 20 years.—
Mike Davis,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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His selection as chairman was seen as key to propelling the military from two decades of war in the Middle East to a focus on preparing for and deterring potential conflict with China.—
Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The company sold software to schools, which relied on manual processes and paper checks to make payments.—
Ryan Lawler,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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This is about the same as the previous school year, but lower than the 94% seen in the 2020-22021 school year and the 95% seen in the 2019-2020 school year, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Founded in 2007, Pacific Ridge School serves over 660 students as an independent, nonprofit, college preparatory school for grades six through 12.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Because the thing is that, According to Mirror, the Prince and Princess of Wales, are now deep into discussions about what will happen to Prince George once his time at preparatory school ends.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
3 Dec. 2024
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Johnson, 5 feet 10 senior from Massachusetts, caught Reilly’s eye as a tenacious defender in prep school and has become the program’s career assist leader.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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Unlike that flashback from an episode of Yellowjackets, a natural discipline and leadership emerges for young adults in prep school.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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This artwork was inspired by an outbreak of a mysterious illness in 2006 that afflicted hundreds of girls at a boarding school in Chalco, Mexico.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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This film tells the story of one of them, Angelita Perez, who lived in Russian boarding schools from ages 4 to 24 until completing her medical studies in Moscow.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On the left of team principal Fred Vasseur was the team’s future, Charles Leclerc, who has called Ferrari his home since joining the team in 2016 as part of its driver academy.—
Madeline Coleman,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Right now, the academy has seven students, allowing for more hands-on instruction with at least two teachers daily, which includes a part time math specialist and a humanities instructor.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Prep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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