Thesaurus results for GRAMMAR SCHOOL

grammar school

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as in high school

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Recent Examples of grammar school After the school board decided not to appeal, the students returned to the grammar school. — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 Meyers’ father, Michael, coached for 23 years at grammar schools and high schools on the South Side of Chicago. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 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

For 42 years, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has named the annual Super 11, a class of Georgia’s top high school football seniors destined to become the next generation of football stars.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
People with a bachelor’s degree earn a median of 75% more over a lifetime than those with only a high school diploma.

— John Ketcham, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of high school

Noun

When participants come into the program, some want to finish a trade school, like HVAC or beauty school, while others may want to improve their grades.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
For some students, the appeal of immediate earnings and jobs that come with attending a trade school is a big draw—many of these graduates secure employment while still enrolled thanks to program partnerships with local businesses.

— Jessica Bryant, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of trade school

Noun

Newspapers are run by them, public school art and music programs rely on them, as do museums, symphonies, ballets and operas.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
The system currently in place for public school educators is a patchwork with a fair number of gaps.

— Holly McDede, ProPublica, 31 July 2026

Definition of public school

Noun

The two remaining students already were of junior high school age and were in the midst of attending middle school in neighboring districts as part of an agreement that McAuley leaders reached with District 33 in the late 1980s.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
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

Definition of junior high school

Noun

Dumarce in 2019 was arrested by the Sacramento Police Department on suspicion of exposing himself to and then attempting to kidnap a 13-year-old girl outside of a Meadowview elementary school, according to previous Sacramento Bee reporting.

— Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Smith eventually received a master’s degree in education and taught music to elementary school students in New York City before retiring in the 2000s.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of elementary school

Noun

Part of the summer will be preparing George for what is ahead at secondary school, namely from William, who also attended Eton.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 July 2026
In early February, a Canadian 18-year-old named Jesse Van Rootselaar shot and killed five students at Tumbler Ridge secondary school before turning the gun on herself.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 July 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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