finishing school
noun
: a private school for girls that emphasizes cultural studies and prepares students especially for social activities
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Thompson focused on finishing school and graduated in 2023.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
That’s according to a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which shows that graduates who major in education, social work or the arts tend to earn the lowest median incomes within five years of finishing school.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
But just months after finishing school, she got diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and had to undergo six months of chemotherapy.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Then, there’s the co-headmistress of a posh finishing school who entrusts Elvira with a tapeworm that promises to bring her down a few sizes and flush out the hidden beauty within.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
That’s according to a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which shows that graduates who major in education, social work or the arts tend to earn the lowest median incomes within five years of finishing school.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
But just months after finishing school, she got diagnosed with stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and had to undergo six months of chemotherapy.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Then, there’s the co-headmistress of a posh finishing school who entrusts Elvira with a tapeworm that promises to bring her down a few sizes and flush out the hidden beauty within.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Finishing school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finishing%20school. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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