preppies

plural of preppy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for preppies
Noun
  • According to Fairweather, college towns could become cheaper for students, faculty, and staff members if more inventory becomes available.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The shooting left two students dead and 21 people injured.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Most people can read 200–400 words per minute; speed readers claim to manage roughly four times that amount.
    Big Think, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.
    Time, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The cost of college, meanwhile, has tripled over the last 30 years, with CollegeBoard data showing that tuition and fees costs $11,610 per year on average at public, in-state schools, and $30,780 for undergraduates from out of state.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • This is a sobering back-to-school fact for college undergraduates.
    Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Preppies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preppies. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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