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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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Silverfield visited Gilbert's high school during the recruiting process, which isn't the norm for head coaches with kickers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Jan. 2026
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The program is for high school students who are not four-year college bound and provides free mentorship and early career exposure along with help building skills.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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That case was then paired with a legal challenge to Louisiana's first-in-the-nation requirement, signed into law in 2024, that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
20 Jan. 2026
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Mariona Terés toplines a story of teachers, parents and kids navigating crises and second chances inside a public school that becomes a community lifeline.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
20 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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Investigators accuse him of coercing middle school football players to perform nude exercises in a locker room and secretly photographing them in various stages of undress.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The other case was brought by a West Virginia middle school student barred by state law from competing in school sports.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
13 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 22 Jan. 2026.
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