: 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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Jana Pollack, Parents, 23 Nov. 2025
Their relationship was never romantic in high school, though.
—Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Though in this case, the prosecutor is a high school senior from Staten Island.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
Kleckner, a Washington pledge, and Seay, a Rice pledge, ended their high school volleyball careers as champions.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Nov. 2025
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And the pressure to get ahead of the hiring game is reaching high school students, too.
—Jana Pollack, Parents, 23 Nov. 2025
Their relationship was never romantic in high school, though.
—Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Though in this case, the prosecutor is a high school senior from Staten Island.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025
Kleckner, a Washington pledge, and Seay, a Rice pledge, ended their high school volleyball careers as champions.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high school
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“High school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20school. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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