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Recent Examples of boarding school
Born in Tehran and sent to a New Jersey boarding school at age nine, Goodarzi joined Intuit in 2004 and rose quickly.
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Defender’s role in that family is the rugged, rebellious brother who misbehaves out in the wild while Discovery gets the princes and princesses off to boarding school.
—John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026
Eleanor Middlin was 15 when her family sent her to a Missouri boarding school, an 11-hour drive from her mid-Michigan home.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Released in the United States under the title When Boys Leave Home, Hitchcock's early silent film tracks the downfall of a young boarding school student (Ivor Novello) who faces expulsion after taking the blame for a mistake made by his friend (Robin Irvine).
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Defender’s role in that family is the rugged, rebellious brother who misbehaves out in the wild while Discovery gets the princes and princesses off to boarding school.
—John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026
Eleanor Middlin was 15 when her family sent her to a Missouri boarding school, an 11-hour drive from her mid-Michigan home.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Released in the United States under the title When Boys Leave Home, Hitchcock's early silent film tracks the downfall of a young boarding school student (Ivor Novello) who faces expulsion after taking the blame for a mistake made by his friend (Robin Irvine).
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding school
- prep school
- preparatory school
- high school
- public school
- elementary school
- common school
- secondary school
- school
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Like her brothers, Charlotte now attends Lambrook School, a prep school for children ages 3-13 near the family's home in Windsor, England.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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There are no stats available regarding Mordini’s play at Avon Old Farms prep school this past season, or from the Under Armour Circuit.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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There is no Ardua Hall and aunt training (at least not yet), and Daisy is sent to shadow Agnes at preparatory school.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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The coming-of-age series centers around a group of young women attending a preparatory school in Gilead.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Sue Hendrickson — who did not have a high school diploma — received her first university credentials in the form of an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the University of Illinois Chicago.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The story follows a recent high school graduate who spends the summer with her absent mother and comes to know her in a different light, adult-to-adult.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Since then, the Department of Health has started the rulemaking process of repealing requirements for Hepatitis B, varicella (chicken pox), Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines for public school attendance.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Crooms, a Seminole County public school, has had boys volleyball for 16 years but scored its first district title with its 1A District 5 final victory over Cornerstone.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Smaller children from a nearby elementary school were availing themselves of climbers, slides, and beams.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Calling for the accountability of the war crimes that have been committed through our military action against Venezuela and Iran, specifically regarding double taps and the bombing of Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school.—
Kevin Fixler
May 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 May 2026
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Being outside of the scope of the requirement of the statutory definition of the common school system, charter schools fail to meet the definition required of a common school.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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Here are the most common schools represented among ASU grads in 2025: Engineering Liberal Arts and Sciences New College Teachers College Design and the Arts Health Solutions Public Service and Community Solutions Helen Rummel covers higher education for The Arizona Republic.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
12 May 2025
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After completing secondary school, Keiko moved to the United States to attend Stony Brook University.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 May 2026
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The surviving children of Tumbler Ridge, meanwhile, attend classes in trailers, as their rural mining town’s empty secondary school awaits demolition.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
29 Apr. 2026
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My high-school years were spent much like theirs.—
Eli Durst,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd’s decision to pass on North Carolina and remain with the Wildcats brought him a raise, more money for his staff and a new chain of command, as the school’s president will make more high-level determinations for the program, rather than the athletic director.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding%20school. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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