Thesaurus results for GRAMMAR SCHOOL

grammar school

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Recent Examples of grammar school The son of a minor industrialist in Karachi, Naqvi studied at a British-style grammar school and then the London School of Economics, before working at Amex and Arthur Andersen, the accounting firm that would later be destroyed in the Enron scandal. — Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026 After the school board decided not to appeal, the students returned to the grammar school. — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 After Cathedral School, a grammar school across Gough Street, closed, Sacred Heart Cathedral arranged a long-term lease and turned that lot into a too-small grass practice field for football, soccer and lacrosse, called Coach Bill Henneberry Practice Field. — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026 For instance, throughout the Middle Ages, grammar schools began with letter sounds and memorization of the Psalms for practice. — Daniel Buck, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grammar school

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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

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Certified workers in the trades, of which there is a significant shortage, can make $100K/year a few years out of trade school, for example.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Citing capacity concerns, Sabold has advice for anyone considering a trade school like his.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 July 2026

Definition of trade school

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This study addresses the research gap by asking public school principals to share information about their in-service learning opportunities, including the frequency of those opportunities, their subject matter, and their usefulness.

— Mac Murray, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
In a 2025 national survey of sixth- through 12th-grade public school teachers, 43% reported used these kinds of apps regularly, while another 27% had tested or experimented with them.

— Brett DeJager, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

Definition of public school

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Japanese scientists studied university and junior high school soccer players of varying skill levels to study dribbling dynamics, focusing on the scissors feint.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
Families can enter the junior high school through the bus turnaround on North Conejo Avenue near the gym.

— Brandon Downs, CBS News, 28 May 2026

Definition of junior high school

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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

That growth prompted voters to approve a bond measure that funded improvements across the district, including the expansion of Windsor Middle School, after the opening of the town's second middle school a few years ago.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 July 2026
But elite club soccer and the Major League Soccer academies have conspired to kill it by prohibiting their players from participating in high school or middle school programs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of middle school

Noun

The students, who were taking their secondary school leaving examinations when they were attacked and abducted, are between 15 and 18 years old.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
As William revealed earlier this year, George has already started boarding—good preparation for what is to come at secondary school.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 June 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

This would be required for elementary, junior and senior high schools.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Yet running in a pro race in Europe after that senior high school season in 2004, Rupp came up more than 36 seconds off of Chapa’s time.

— Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of senior high school

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