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Recent Examples of elementary school
Advertisement Kiritsis grew up the fourth of five children in a Greek Orthodox family and spoke only Greek until elementary school, the AP reported in 1977.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
After sitting empty for five years, a former museum and elementary school could be transformed into townhomes and apartments — filling a long vacant space in downtown Shawnee.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Parents looking for an elementary school have far more options than families with older students.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Hearken back to elementary school days when that meant being responsible and setting a good example.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
After sitting empty for five years, a former museum and elementary school could be transformed into townhomes and apartments — filling a long vacant space in downtown Shawnee.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Parents looking for an elementary school have far more options than families with older students.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Hearken back to elementary school days when that meant being responsible and setting a good example.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elementary school
- secondary school
- primary school
- high school
- public school
- junior high school
- grammar school
- middle school
- senior high school
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Prince George is also facing another major change, as he is set to turn 13 on July 22 and begin his secondary school career in the fall.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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These groups provide financial help to elementary and secondary school students from low- and middle-income families.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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Partnering with the Irish Department of Education, the commission asked primary school students to document the folklore in their own communities.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 Dec. 2025
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After leaving his post-graduate engineering job, Nye kicked off a career in comedy before landing a pilot that would land him in primary school classrooms for years to come.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
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His high school career lasted just two games before a broken collarbone ended it prematurely.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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In many parts of the country, over half of high school graduates are only capable of the most rudimentary reading tasks.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Wang Le, Zichen and Haoyue's computer skills teacher at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Affiliated Primary School, a public school, said that the Ministry of Education has enacted a new framework.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
27 Jan. 2026
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Candidates for public office, including mayor, City Council, and public school boards, often run unopposed in elections after receiving a Caucus endorsement.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Obviously, those people failed their junior high school math class.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Multiple vehicles were blocking the bus lane that day at the junior high school campus.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
14 Dec. 2025
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Collier won a place at a grammar school and then at Oxford.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
19 Nov. 2025
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At the same time, across the border, the Illinois governor delivered an address asking federal officials to suspend operations through the holiday weekend after their agents deployed tear gas and interrupted a Chicago grammar school’s Halloween festivities.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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In middle school at Imagine International Academy, Swavay was quiet and dreamed of playing basketball.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Beyond just growing some of the mangroves , students at New River have banded together to try and drum up community support for the project, particularly the members of the middle school’s Eco-Sharks club, overseen by Grisel Berrios, the school’s STEM teacher.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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The fourth annual Home Run Derby, a fundraising event that supports scholarships for South Bay senior high school athletes, is set for Nov. 22 at Eastlake High School.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Two senior high school students at the San Diego Unified School District encouraged their peers in a blog post to avoid participating in the challenge.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elementary%20school. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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