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Recent Examples of boarding school
In the book, an unnamed narrator moves into the Kennedy dorm room once occupied by Foster Dade, who had transferred to the boarding school in 2008 but was later expelled due to a scandal that the narrator investigates over the course of years.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Adapted from German author Mona Kasten’s trilogy, Save Me, Save You and Save Us, the series centers on Ruby Bell (Harriet Herbig-Matten), a determined scholar at a prestigious boarding school, Maxton Hall, with aspirations to attend Oxford.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
This time, Vee leaves Transylvania to study among humans at Wilson Hall, a performing arts boarding school.
—Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025
In addition to its prime, bucolic location in the Green Mountains, Putney is perhaps best known for its schools, including Landmark College and the boarding schools, Putney School and Greenwood School.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Adapted from German author Mona Kasten’s trilogy, Save Me, Save You and Save Us, the series centers on Ruby Bell (Harriet Herbig-Matten), a determined scholar at a prestigious boarding school, Maxton Hall, with aspirations to attend Oxford.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
This time, Vee leaves Transylvania to study among humans at Wilson Hall, a performing arts boarding school.
—Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025
In addition to its prime, bucolic location in the Green Mountains, Putney is perhaps best known for its schools, including Landmark College and the boarding schools, Putney School and Greenwood School.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
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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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At the time, the couple’s three children started attending the nearby co-ed prep school Lambrook.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The series, from 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Productions, is based on Bret Easton Ellis‘ prep school thriller novel of the same name.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Jesuit was founded in 1963 as the capital region’s only all-boys Catholic college preparatory school and has a student body of 953 as of the current school year, according to its website.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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According to multiple sources, including a letter from the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida and a statement from The Webb School, a college preparatory school in Tennessee, the Hardin family’s home in Hunt, Texas, was washed away by floodwaters while the family was inside.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Acuff won a high school state championship at the Breslin Center in 2023.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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After a dedication ceremony at his former high school, Dak Prescott said losing Kneeland left him with a heavy heart.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Loucks added national context, citing information from the 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress that said just 31% of fourth-grade public school students nationwide performed at or above the proficient level on the reading assessment.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Researchers followed more than 800 students and staff members from a large public school district in Kansas City, Missouri, from November 2022 through May 2023.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Younger children in prekindergarten and elementary school had the highest rates of both infection and illness on average.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Montclair parents found that most elementary school students can handle a distance of 3-5 miles, and the group travels at a speed of around 6 miles per hour so the younger kids can keep up.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lawyers representing charter school interests argued such funding is constitutional as charter schools are held accountable by the state and fit the Kentucky Constitution's definition of a common school.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
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The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.—
Richard Stengel,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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The Princess of Wales will then meet with veterans in attendance, as well as secondary school students whose parents are currently deployed.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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After graduating with a degree in history from the University of Ghana, Mahama taught at a secondary school before pursuing a post-graduate degree in social psychology in Moscow, graduating in 1988.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The state will collect feedback and purchasing data during the pilot year to evaluate the program, and there are plans to expand into additional schools across the state in the 2026-27 school year, the release said.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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He was known to the university only as Justin Phillips and none of the school’s records indicated a prior identity, according to the statement.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding%20school. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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