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or preppie
as in schoolboy
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Recent Examples of preppy
Thom Browne, fashion’s most dedicated preppy, took subversion to the extreme in his most recent collection, with boys in repp ties, grosgrain jockstraps and ladies-who-lunch bouclé skirt suits—a look that one imagines wouldn’t fly at any country club, except maybe one on Fire Island.
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Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022
Think about it: the record companies forced them to be clean cut and preppy and all those things.
—Gary Gerard Hamilton, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2023
The 2022 Grace Wales Bonner Sambas have the brand's signature vintage-preppy spin with sleek tones, contrast stitching, and satin lining.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Dec. 2022
Channeling an on-trend preppy heritage look but with the comforting familiarity of traditional decorating styles, dark leather decor truly has it all.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2023
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Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022
Think about it: the record companies forced them to be clean cut and preppy and all those things.
—Gary Gerard Hamilton, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2023
The 2022 Grace Wales Bonner Sambas have the brand's signature vintage-preppy spin with sleek tones, contrast stitching, and satin lining.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Dec. 2022
Channeling an on-trend preppy heritage look but with the comforting familiarity of traditional decorating styles, dark leather decor truly has it all.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preppy
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If only my schoolboy self had had the same experience with Dickens.Robert Johnston, theweek, 24 Oct. 2024
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The initial libel case related to Robinson making false accusations against a Syrian schoolboy who was attacked in an incident shared widely on social media.Lauren Kent, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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The imagery is intended to mock and reflect modern Japan in some way — from the overworked salarymen gleefully staging suicidal leaps off of buildings to the schoolgirls (who, in the dream, have cell phones for heads) exposing themselves to perverts (who also have cell phones for heads).Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
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While Olympia, Billy and Sarah go to ask Jimmy for his security cam footage, Matty spies some schoolgirls talking about their friend’s murder.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024
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Some questions critics of the system hoped to answer, such as whether the system itself is helping or harming student learning or is biased against more disadvantaged students, were not addressed.Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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One day, a student noticed something strange: One of the rats in the group trained to expect positive experiences had its tail straight up with a crook at the end, resembling the handle of an old-fashioned umbrella.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.Allison Mashell Mitchell / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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In this engaging book, a professor of South Asian history invites readers to take a walk with him through Lahore, the city of his birth.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
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Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
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On the Monday that should have marked the boy's first day back from fall break, teachers, schoolmates and family instead filled three hospital hallways to honor the lives Willie will now impact as an organ donor.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
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Daniel, his family, and his schoolmates, are stand-up role models for little ones—who present realistic and healthy examples of toddler behavior, often through song—but parents can also learn a lesson or two from this family-friendly show.Kara Nesvig, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
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The state's public higher education system as a whole saw its second annual increase in fall undergraduate enrollment after nine straight years of declines.Steph Solis, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
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In 2010, Grant Van Horn was an undergraduate at U.C. San Diego and working in a computer-vision and machine-learning lab led by the computer scientist Serge Belongie.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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But among day students, Heff was something of an aristocrat.Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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At the start of the school day students slip their phone into the pouch.Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Preppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preppy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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