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summer school
noun
: a school or school session conducted in summer enabling students to accelerate progress toward a diploma or degree, to make up credits lost through absence or failure, or to round out professional education
Examples of summer school in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Bettina Thomas says she’s owed thousands of dollars for her work as a summer school teacher in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
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Luke Fountain, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2024
Both were released during the summer school break and as sweltering temperatures continue to boil parts of the country.
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Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
The district didn’t place eligibility requirements on most of its summer school offerings this year.
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2024
Other players to be on campus for summer school are scholarship returnees KJ Adams, Zach Clemence, Hunter Dickinson, Dajuan Harris, Jamari McDowell and Elmarko Jackson.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1793, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Summer school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summer%20school. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
summer school
noun
: a school or school session conducted in summer especially to help students make faster progress toward a diploma or degree, to make up credits lost through absence or failure, or to round out professional education
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