middle school

noun

Synonyms of middle schoolnext
: a school usually including grades five to eight or six to eight
middle schooler noun

Examples of middle school in a Sentence

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The institute investigates all the deaths that happen in middle school, high school, college and professional sports. Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2025 Joseph gave examples of a parent wanting their child to attend a bilingual middle school or Montessori middle school. Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025 Brown sophomore Zoe Weissman, was sitting outside a middle school in Parkland, Florida on Valentine's Day in 2018 when a gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School next door, killing 17 students and teachers. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025 Kevin Faulk and his wife Latisha are middle school sweethearts. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for middle school

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of middle school was in 1870

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“Middle school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20school. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.

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middle school

noun
: a school usually including grades 5 to 8 or 6 to 8

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