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
Of the 293 new Illinois laws taking effect in the new year, one prohibits corporal punishment in nonpublic elementary and secondary schools.
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Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
The trouble is that their elementary building blocks, called qubits, are exceedingly sensitive to disturbance from the outside world.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Rothenberg Preparatory Academy: This would become a neighborhood Montessori school for elementary students.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2024
This event took place at Global Education Academy, predominantly serving Latino students, where 400 elementary and middle school students were given toys, meals, and artist merchandise.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2024
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Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
The trouble is that their elementary building blocks, called qubits, are exceedingly sensitive to disturbance from the outside world.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Rothenberg Preparatory Academy: This would become a neighborhood Montessori school for elementary students.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2024
This event took place at Global Education Academy, predominantly serving Latino students, where 400 elementary and middle school students were given toys, meals, and artist merchandise.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elementary
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With Abrams as an occasional intermediary, Pelletier and Wolff hammered out a basic story shape.Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Continue reading … Click here for more cartoons… MEDIA SCHOOL'S OUT – Blue state ends basic reading and writing skills test requirement for teachers.Fox News, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Brighton’s opening goal, 12 minutes in, felt so rudimentary yet so familiar.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Early prototypes were rudimentary, cobbled together from LEGO components.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Each tour — available in English, Spanish and French — starts with a short introductory film about Warner Bros.' centurylong history.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
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In practice, this has led Magon to get a lot more specific with clients in her introductory questionnaire.Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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Even though technology has changed dramatically since then, these fundamental pitfalls still destroy promising ventures today.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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This viewpoint overlooks some fundamental differences.Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Elementary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elementary. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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