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kindergarten

noun

Definition of kindergartennext
as in school

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Recent Examples of kindergarten As the parents send Gus and Ozzie to kindergarten and preschool, respectively, Moore is partnering with kids’ education app ABCmouse and opening up about how the kids have been using the program throughout the summer. — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 Traditional public school enrollment for kindergarten and first grade is 25% lower than enrollment in the high school grades. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 Research shows that children participating in the Imagination Library demonstrate a 29% increase in kindergarten readiness, the county’s website said. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Wilson went through the inventory and weeded out 12 that were originally from Avon schoolhouses in various sizes from a kindergarten age up until eighth-grade range. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kindergarten
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindergarten
  1. school
  2. high school
  3. public school
  4. secondary school
  5. elementary school
  6. junior high school
  7. primary school
  8. middle school
Noun
  • The schools will experience a temporary (one-year) ban from using artificial intelligence for all students through eighth grade, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced last week.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • His high school, college and NFL jerseys hang in the hallway of the only school in town (his 2019 graduating class of 23 people is considered big here).
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of school
Noun
  • Despite those difficulties, Fiesta Hispana remained free and continued its support of educational opportunities for high school and college students and nonprofit organizations.
    — J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But the changes came after the early signing day for high school recruits and just before the transfer portal opened — not much time for new staffers to assess FSU’s personnel and fortify its roster.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of high school
Noun
  • Roughly 12 hours after Georgia Tech announced one of its students was missing, the Midtown Atlanta public school said he’s been found.
    — Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • End-of-year ATLAS results for Arkansas public school students showed a rise in student proficiency in math and English across grade levels from spring 2025 to spring 2026, according to the Education Department.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of public school
Noun
  • 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
  • Murphy noted that George, however, is the first future monarch to attend a secondary school like Eton in the age of smartphones and social media, requiring even more privacy precautions than in the past.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of secondary school
Noun
  • The museum tends to attract a broad swath of ages, from middle school on up to senior citizens—though school vacation periods do bring in a younger, elementary school–aged crowd, too.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Three children and a woman were taken to the hospital Thursday morning after being hit by a vehicle near a Modesto elementary school.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of elementary school
Noun
  • From medicine to computer science After his kindergarten experience watching a brain surgery video, Alwakeel had little opportunity to pursue his medical dreams in elementary and junior high school.
    — Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Becerra was quiet and serious when Franco first met him in junior high school, but slowly warmed up to other students.
    — Ben Paviour August 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of junior high school
Noun
  • This week, as Spanish children across the country started their school year, the Reina Sofia primary school in Ceuta did its best to prepare for a normal first week, too – getting the front entrance clean and putting photos of teachers on the wall.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
  • In each session, tutors also assist students with their homework assigned by their primary school.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of primary school
Noun
  • His parents got divorced in middle school, and that forced him to find his independence.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • New York City's schools will ban elementary and middle school students from using generative AI tools during the upcoming school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Wednesday.
    — Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of middle school

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