as in prepares
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 preps
Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Students will graduate with a doctorate of medicine which preps them to become physicians.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
The actress and singer has inked a new record deal with Atlantic Records, the label announced on Tuesday, as Duff preps her first record in a decade since releasing her fifth album Breathe In.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Students will graduate with a doctorate of medicine which preps them to become physicians.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preps
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As Washington prepares to begin camp later this month, Coulibaly's recovery will be closely monitored.—
Grant Afseth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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At Yeyo’s, chef and founder Rafael Rios prepares some of the best Mexican food in the region.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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These are symptoms of entrepreneurial thinking that these schools are presumably teaching their students.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ivy League schools Columbia University, Brown University, and the University of Pennsylvania reached agreements to resolve federal investigations.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Preps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preps. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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