prep 1 of 2

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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prep

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noun

as in school

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Recent Examples of prep
Verb
Azmi has been acting professionally for 50 years and likes to ask questions and do rehearsals; others preferred to prep on their own time or get direct notes from Bhatia on set. — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2025 Petco preps The John Baumgarten High School Baseball Games at Petco Park, sponsored by the CIF San Diego Section with cooperation of the Padres, are set for April 17 and 19, with three games both days. — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
By 2022, the total program had cost nearly $50 billion and continues to grow with prep toward next year’s crewed Artemis II mission to fly around the moon. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025 Thanks to his latest outfit, Harry Styles can now count himself in sartorial community with East Coast preps, Southern fraternity boys, and Oxford university rowing elites alike. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025 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
  • How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • But for now, the teams that have made it in will be focused on preparing their campaigns for the Esports World Cup, making the most of the opportunity in front of them.
    — Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of prepare
Noun
  • In the months since, the settlement has faced a wave of objections from athletes, schools and other stakeholders.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • But with more awareness, that's beginning to change as more medical schools dedicate centers to perimenopause and menopause.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of school
Noun
  • Mauldin allegedly committed these offenses while a teacher at Nathaniel Greene Academy, a Christian, K-12 college preparatory school in Siloam, approximately 80 miles east of Atlanta.
    — Chris Spargo, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The Catholic college preparatory school is hoping the addition of new national corporate partners and an enhanced game day experience at Santa Ana Stadium will ease pressure in its ongoing fundraising efforts.
    — Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of preparatory school
Noun
  • Half of the senior class of Hackley School, a college prep school in Tarrytown, N.Y., in Westchester County, was there.
    — Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Known more as a producer of top-end future-NBA talent like Ben Simmons, Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett and current Duke phenom Cooper Flagg, you’d be forgiven for thinking the prep school even cared about track and field.
    — Cory Mull, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of prep school
Noun
  • Vagabond will begin with Curry's military-brat childhood and boarding school years, then continue into his young adulthood at university and his first on-stage gig.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The dude is not French; the NYC resident was reportedly born in Greece, attending boarding school in Belgium and Northeastern University in Boston.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of boarding school
Noun
  • His brother, Thomas, was a star football player at Venice, went to the Air Force Academy, gave up the sport, became a boxer and recently won the academy’s heavyweight title.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Robinson’s overlap was not found, but the run disrupted Newcastle’s defensive line and helped create the space for the Arsenal academy graduates to combine.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of academy

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