prepped; prepping
pre-exposure prophylaxis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that PrEP, when used consistently, can reduce the risk of H.I.V. infection by up to 92 percent.—
Ginia Bellafante
Ginia Bellafante
Examples of prep in a Sentence
Noun
Painting a room involves a lot of prep.
Verb
She spent all night prepping for the test.
The runners are prepping themselves for the race.
It took me about 20 minutes to prep the vegetables.
Recent Examples on the WebHallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2024
What was the prep like for the musical aspect of the role?
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
After the city was deluged by heavy rainfall for the second time in 14 months, Glassman came up with a 12-point plan, then shared his proposal during a recent post-mortem on how Fort Lauderdale can better prep for flash floods caused by catastrophic rain.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2024
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Noun
Televisions In addition to stocking up on meal prep supplies, Abernathy swears by Costco electronics, particularly TVs.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2024
What was the prep like for the musical aspect of the role?
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
Verb
Dodgers Mookie Betts preps for ‘big difference’ as No. 2 hitter; Brusdar Graterol return ‘hopeful’
2 hours ago
First, Wendelstedt got an ear full from Rojas, growing animated while telling the Dodgers shortstop to move on from the play.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
After the city was deluged by heavy rainfall for the second time in 14 months, Glassman came up with a 12-point plan, then shared his proposal during a recent post-mortem on how Fort Lauderdale can better prep for flash floods caused by catastrophic rain.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2024
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“Prep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prep. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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prep
2 of 3 transitive verb
prepped; prepping
: to prepare for a surgical operation or examination
prep the patient for an appendectomy
PrEP
3 of 3 abbreviation
pre-exposure prophylaxis
The introduction of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has shown significant promise in reducing the rate of HIV incidence. … Although nearly 1.2 million people could benefit from PrEP, AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) estimates that ~130,000–135,000 individuals were actively on PrEP in late 2019—meaning <15% of individuals in need of PrEP had a current prescription.—Benedikt Pleuhs et al., AIDS Patient Care and STDs
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