preppy

variants or preppie

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Recent Examples of preppy Thom Browne, fashion’s most dedicated preppy, took subversion to the extreme in his most recent collection, with boys in repp ties, grosgrain jockstraps and ladies-who-lunch bouclé skirt suits—a look that one imagines wouldn’t fly at any country club, except maybe one on Fire Island. Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 Think about it: the record companies forced them to be clean cut and preppy and all those things. Gary Gerard Hamilton, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2023 The 2022 Grace Wales Bonner Sambas have the brand's signature vintage-preppy spin with sleek tones, contrast stitching, and satin lining. Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Dec. 2022 Channeling an on-trend preppy heritage look but with the comforting familiarity of traditional decorating styles, dark leather decor truly has it all. Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for preppy 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preppy
Noun
  • The peewee population interacted with each other in various settings and included bocce bowlers, bare-bottomed peasants, baguette bakers, blind men, the mustachioed mayor, female fishmongers, dunce hat-wearing schoolboys, snail saleswomen, and gobs more characters.
    gqlshare, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
  • At Exeter City, he was rejected once before belatedly signing schoolboy forms.
    Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Other finds served as messages from the past, connecting 17th-century schoolgirls to modern archaeologists, who uncovered the students’ decorative paper cuttings beneath the floorboards of their former London boarding school.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Her navy polo, gaucho shorts, and makeup-free face evoked an innocent schoolgirl.
    Bob Morris, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The system relies heavily on students’ performance on the annual STAAR test, or the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Schools like Ohio Wesleyan University are investing significant resources into the career development of their students, in many cases doubling the number of advisors available to support students in their job search.
    Sergei Revzin and Vadim Revzin, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
    Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made by History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Write succinct snippets that convey clear value to hook readers, and then guide them to more in-depth content.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
Noun
  • Instead of heading to morning classes, my high school freshman watched over younger schoolmates whose parents have to work.
    Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Anderson, who remained Facebook friends with his old schoolmate, liked a comment and the friend called him out of the blue.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Systemwide enrollment of underrepresented minority students grew by 2,568, increasing their proportion from 31.6% to 32.3% among undergraduates.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Roughly 31% of all new undergraduates were considered low-income, the school said.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • But among day students, Heff was something of an aristocrat.
    Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024

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“Preppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preppy. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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