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or preppie
as in schoolboy
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Recent Examples of preppy
The Tucked-In Jean and Blazer In true Princess Diana fashion, embrace a sporty preppy look with a cowgirl spin.
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Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
Depending on the occasion, Gomez will opt for something a little traditional and super polished, while Swift tends to keep it more playful preppy.
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Sam Reed,
Glamour,
21 July 2025
Dior’s take skews preppy, with items such as polo shirts and V-neck sweaters worn with Bermuda shorts or pleated pants, and jackets and blazers in muted checks.
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Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
The film explicitly acknowledges that their sibling rivalry is very Thor and Loki, though the dynamic here is different with Wilson playing uptight preppy to Momoa’s jocular biker viking.
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A.a. Dowd,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2024
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Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
15 Oct. 2025
Depending on the occasion, Gomez will opt for something a little traditional and super polished, while Swift tends to keep it more playful preppy.
—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
21 July 2025
Dior’s take skews preppy, with items such as polo shirts and V-neck sweaters worn with Bermuda shorts or pleated pants, and jackets and blazers in muted checks.
—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
The film explicitly acknowledges that their sibling rivalry is very Thor and Loki, though the dynamic here is different with Wilson playing uptight preppy to Momoa’s jocular biker viking.
—
A.a. Dowd,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preppy
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As Prime Minister, Howard—a lifelong conservative who has lived abroad once, campaigning for the Tories in London—was known for having an almost schoolboy zeal for the job.
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During The Huns’ audition at the Cellar, Nugent was standing next to club owner/promoter Paul Sampson, who was skeptical of the group’s Catholic schoolboy looks — braces, short haircuts and all.
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Two years later, The Mirror, which follows a schoolgirl navigating Tehran alone, took top festival prizes.
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The al-Roj camp also houses Shamima Begum, the London schoolgirl who ran away at the age of 15 to join ISIS in 2015 and was subsequently stripped of her British citizenship.
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Through The Blue Card, I have been involved in developing a hologram program featuring Sonia Warshawski, a survivor whose testimony has been preserved and made interactive for students.
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High school students who took Advanced Placement (AP) tests during the 2025-2026 school year will soon be able to see their scores.
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Multiple readers of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and 11Alive viewers have reached out to me with this specific concern.
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The park also came in second on USA TODAY 10Best’s list of top 10 theme parks, which is based on readers' votes.
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Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables.
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Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information.
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Her schoolmate, Curtis Mehlberg, follows her, and both are able to enter that magical world.
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The two were friends and schoolmates who were wrapping up high school studies when they were approached by Oakey.
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While the pope is from Chicago, Philadelphia claims him too – as an undergraduate alum of nearby Villanova University.
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During the same period, the average debt for in-state students has declined from about $29,000 to about $17,000, according to UC’s undergraduate affordability dashboard which was updated in June 2026.
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Currently, each school district can decide how many hours of a school day students can miss and still be counted as present.
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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.
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“Preppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preppy. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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