BOARDING SCHOOL Synonyms: 30 Similar Words

boarding school

noun

Definition of boarding school

as in prep school

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Recent Examples of boarding school This romance novel follows a young woman at a boarding school in Paris. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026 Set during the Great Depression, this epic follows four orphans who escape the Lincoln School, a punitive boarding school for Native American children. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026 In his 2023 memoir Spare, the Duke of Sussex wrote about entering Eton—a prestigious all boys boarding school—in 1998. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 30 June 2026 Philon transferred to Link Academy, a boarding school in Missouri, for his senior year of high school. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for boarding school

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Noun

Adapting Bret Easton Ellis’ 2021 novel of the same name, the series is set in 1980s Los Angeles and follows the popular and privileged seniors at an elite prep school.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026
In 1969, at the height of the Vietnam War, a struggling Texas prep school on the brink of closure turns to the tough-as-nails Marine to restore order among its rebellious students.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026

Definition of prep school

Noun

This new spinoff of The Handmaid’s Tale follows Agnews (Chase Infiniti of One Battle After Another) and Daisy (Lucy Halliday), young women at Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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

Definition of preparatory school

Noun

Push for rehabilitation Wilson's public defender, Donna D'Alessio, said her client had changed his ways and had been making progress behind bars in achieving his high school diploma.

— Julie Hanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026
During his senior year of high school on the Puyallup Reservation, Gerald Dillon traded much of his academic coursework for career training.

— Savannah Peters, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Definition of high school

Noun

Ellery Brown also worked for many years in Miami-Dade’s public school system, leading New World School of the Arts, a public magnet high school and college, from 1993 to 2007.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
The bill would send quarterly installments of $2,500 next year to public school paraprofessionals, whose starting salary is about $32,600.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026

Definition of public school

Noun

Kevin Birth, a professor of anthropology at Queens College whose research focuses on cultural concepts of time, was in elementary school in Syracuse, New York, at the time and remembers it vividly.

— Deepti Hajela, Fortune, 16 July 2026
The halftime show will also include performances by singer Burna Boy, conductor Gustavo Dudamel, and the PS22 Chorus, which is the acclaimed choir of 4th and 5th graders from a public elementary school in Staten Island, New York.

— Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of elementary school

Noun

Hand in hand with that was the rise of literacy and the universal common school movement.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of common school

Noun

The young Brits' last year in secondary school finds Charlie starting a pride club, Nick worrying about an uncertain future, and both considering the impact of long-distance love.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026
As George started his final year at Lambrook before beginning secondary school in 2026, the princess offered an update on her eldest son.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 July 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

The private Marietta school and its leadership, according to the filing, singled out Black workers by surveilling them and forcing them to do work that was the responsibility of white employees.

— Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
While newer schools featured modern amenities, Windsor Middle had largely remained unchanged.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 July 2026

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