: a school especially in the U.S. usually including grades 9–12 or 10–12
: a system of advanced exercises in horsemanship
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
After arriving home from high school, Smith was watching Food Network with her mom, and witnessed Paula Deen making her rendition of the classic dessert.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Day four of the UIL Texas high school football state championships is here.
—Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Dec. 2025
Bell was selected in the second round of the 2011 amateur draft out of high school by Pittsburgh and made his major league debut in 2016.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
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Florida cheerleader found dead on Carnival cruise ship Last month, 18-year-old Anna Kepner, a Florida high school senior, was found dead inside her family’s cabin aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
After arriving home from high school, Smith was watching Food Network with her mom, and witnessed Paula Deen making her rendition of the classic dessert.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
Day four of the UIL Texas high school football state championships is here.
—Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Dec. 2025
Bell was selected in the second round of the 2011 amateur draft out of high school by Pittsburgh and made his major league debut in 2016.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20school. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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