as in preparing
to make ready in advance
the cooking time is considerably shortened if you've prepped the chicken the night before
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Levy Restaurants was reportedly only preparing 200 for Sunday’s game day.—
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The agency is preparing to send four astronauts back to the Moon this March on a high-stakes, ten-day mission to the far side.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Prepping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepping. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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