as in basic
of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject
students who do not have even an elementary knowledge of geography
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Recent Examples of elementary
In the coming school year, Encinitas is contributing $30,600 to the elementary programs and $16,200 to the high school district ones.
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Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
The material being removed from elementary, middle and high school libraries can be accessed elsewhere, the states argued, including from bookstores and family members.
—Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
In Uvalde, 19 elementary students and two teachers were killed.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
There are elementary and middle school programs, too.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
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Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
The material being removed from elementary, middle and high school libraries can be accessed elsewhere, the states argued, including from bookstores and family members.
—Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
In Uvalde, 19 elementary students and two teachers were killed.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
There are elementary and middle school programs, too.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elementary
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An analysis published on July 9 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science found that Trump’s cuts put a third of basic scientific research programs at risk, while the National Institutes of Health could have its budget cut by 40%.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
15 July 2025
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This map was created in its basic form by Philadelphia cartographer Lewis Evans.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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From behind the fence, at the white hut, a rudimentary but powerful loudhailer and speaker system is set up, from which a commentator fills every second of dead air with excitable exhortations to Allah combined with knowledgeable play-by-play analysis in machine-gun fast Arabic.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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What began as rudimentary chatbots programmed to respond to queries based on keywords eventually evolved into GenAI.—
Vivek Ahuja,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The apparent deletion was noticed on social media the same day that comments from Krauskopf's introductory press conference resurfaced.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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Head coach of Mike Brown of the New York Knicks speaks to media during his introductory press conference at Knicks Training Facility on July 08, 2025 in Tarrytown, New York.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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From a fundamental perspective, Elevance Health currently possesses a market capitalization of $77 billion.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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All good people, regardless of fundamental beliefs, need to vigorously, with courage, resist the sickness that is Trump and MAGA.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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“Elementary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elementary. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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