JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Synonyms: 30 Similar Words

junior high school

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as in high school

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Recent Examples of junior high school Japanese scientists studied university and junior high school soccer players of varying skill levels to study dribbling dynamics, focusing on the scissors feint. — 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 The beginning of Operation Homecoming, the return of POWs, was scheduled for the same night as the junior high school’s Valentine’s Day dance, Saturday, February 10, 1973, just a few weeks after the official signing of the Paris Peace Accords, ending America’s military involvement in Vietnam. — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 Brown, a junior high school teacher at the time, worked at the local level across San Diego County, leading efforts to desegregate housing and jobs in communities such as El Cajon and La Mesa. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for junior high school

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Noun

Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said at a press conference that local high school students congregated at the skate park at Carolyn Crayton Park late Saturday night after being told to leave the Airbnb where the party was supposed to be held.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2026
Cody’s script follows Roxanne, an obsessive high school senior who goes to her ex-boyfriend’s college campus to win him back, only to wage war on his new girlfriend and accidentally find the first person who truly understands her.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of high 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

Noun

More than 100 developers, attorneys and professionals crowded into a conference room in downtown Miami to hear from Rigg, top public school officials at Broward and Palm Beach counties and other private school and real estate professionals.

— Austin Horn October 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Public school officials and advocates generally have no objection to the portion of the program that benefits public school students.

— Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of public school

Noun

Students carry out a blocking protest at the Cesar Baggio secondary school in Lille on September 29, 2026.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
The killing took place last October at the secondary school in Selangor, near Kuala Lumpur, defense attorney Kitson Foong said, per the Independent.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

Library patron Betsie Hale did quilling years ago when her children were in grammar school, making Christmas ornaments on white paper with pearls or rhinestones for her kids to give away as presents.

— Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Lowden and Smith were grammar school classmates and later served time together in Wethersfield.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of grammar school

Noun

Brossard, 43, worked in education as an elementary school teacher and served on school site councils and district advisory committees.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
As an elementary school student, Selwynn Howard would sometimes accompany his father to Lawson State Junior College, where his dad taught chemistry.

— Rebecca McCarthy, AJC.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of elementary school

Noun

This school year, Mayor Mamdani paused the use of AI for elementary and middle school students, and provided grade-appropriate bans or guidance on screen time.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
The Restler-Williams plan does nothing to fix the city’s nearly 1,600 other public schools, where most eighth-graders cannot do middle school math and one-third of students are chronically absent.

— Wai Wah Chin, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of middle school

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