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
Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office flew across the country and the world to prep the witnesses for their testimony, even though two of them, Haley and Mann, had testified against Weinstein five years ago.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
Everyone did an intensive cowboy camp before Yellowstone began, something that has continued in prep for each show in the Yellowstone-verse.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
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Verb
Hockey fans can prep for the Stanley Cup Final with bet365 bonus code WEEK365.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office flew across the country and the world to prep the witnesses for their testimony, even though two of them, Haley and Mann, had testified against Weinstein five years ago.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
Noun
Ideally, plan to wash koozies in a load with kitchen towels, potholders, aprons, and other items used during food prep to prevent cross-contamination.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2025
Everyone did an intensive cowboy camp before Yellowstone began, something that has continued in prep for each show in the Yellowstone-verse.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
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Verb
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On the other hand, some small-business owners may only have an annual relationship with their accountant or tax professional, or even opt to prepare their taxes themselves.—
Vlad Rusz,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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With the revenue-sharing era now officially underway, Title IX defense attorneys say colleges are preparing for a potential wave of gender-equity lawsuits from athletes, especially challenges over how that revenue is distributed.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2025
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Homeowners and businesses will contribute $13.7 billion to schools next year, an increase of $674 million.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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All schools, construction sites and tourist attractions in Sanya were closed and flights were suspended at the city's airport, the official Xinhua News Agency said.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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According to its website, Preston High School is an all-girls private Catholic college preparatory school founded in 1947 by the Sisters of the Divine Compassion.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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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
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The coming-of-age novel follows a year in the life of a 14-year-old boy who is juggling a role on a hit TV show called The Nuclear Family while attending an elite prep school in New York where he is faced with a demanding wrestling coach.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Set in Los Angeles in 1981, the story follows a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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The Catholic Church, which ran mandatory Indian boarding schools into the 1960s to eliminate Indigenous culture and language, considered homosexuality an abomination.—
Lisa Myers McClintick,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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The Prince and Princess of Wales are raising their kids differently than previous generations of royal parents by sending their children to day school instead of boarding school, and Kate's Early Years Meeting didn't take her far from home.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Teams, including at academy sides, are given competition-specific balls to train with before matches.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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Boasting 11 polo grounds, a polo academy, and its famous Pavillion Restaurant (serving decadent four-course lunches)—it has hosted some of the world’s most influential figures, from George VI to the Maharaja of Jaipur, the sultan of Brunei and the current Royal Family.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Prep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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