prep 1 of 2

verb

Definition of prepnext
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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Relevance

prep

2 of 2

noun

as in school

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Recent Examples of prep
Verb
The trick to a new finish is to properly prep the countertops beforehand. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026 This cake is best the day after it’s made, so prep it the night before and stash it in the fridge. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
The limited prep area has forced me to be incredibly picky about which tools and appliances to display and which to relegate to cabinets. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026 Infiniti plays math prodigy Julia Fischer, who is recruited into an elite prep course culminating in the most punishing exam in mathematics. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep
  1. prepare
  2. school
  3. preparatory school
  4. prep school
  5. boarding school
  6. academy
Verb
  • Commercial incentives persist Koh said shipping companies around the world have continued looking for opportunities to navigate the Strait since the conflict erupted, with some operators prepared to accept higher risks and costs.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The creative team is currently developing the treatment and preparing to engage potential partners about the longer version.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of prepare
Noun
  • The cosmonauts plonked down on November 19th, 1965 in the Midlands market town of Rugby, a cultural backwater best known for the sport, the school, and wartime poet Rupert Brooke, in that order.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In Indiana, emergency-response professionals helped expand Stop the Bleed training in schools, and the state’s Secured School Safety Grant program now offers funding for school bleeding-control programs and kits.
    — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of school
Noun
  • The elite preparatory school, first established in 1860, has several facilities for its students, 52 acres of space, and costs over $15,000 per year.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In 2011, the school became Bethesda Academy, a college preparatory school for boys in grades 6-12.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of preparatory school
Noun
  • One major question surrounding the issue is what NSU knew about Newell, a 2023 graduate of the college prep school affiliated with NSU and is often referred to as USchool.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The lobby of the Met Breuer building was filled with more blazers than a prep school on Wednesday evening, thanks to workwear brand Argent.
    — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of prep school
Noun
  • When the all-girls boarding school for young witches first appeared on the show, the historic Buckner Mansion in New Orleans was used for exterior shots, underscoring Coven’s spooky Southern Gothic aesthetic.
    — Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this year, the book’s ridiculous plot became a meme; the story follows a teen whose government name is Tookie De La Crème as she is forced into a boarding school for models called Modelland.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of boarding school
Noun
  • In Rally, at a hyper-competitive elite tennis academy, ambitious young players discover that the loneliest sport in the world demands sacrificing the very connections that might be the only thing that makes winning worth it.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • This includes — but is not limited to — nurses at state hospitals and prisons, cooks employed by the California Highway Patrol academy and counselors at the California School for the Deaf.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of academy

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“Prep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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