kindergarten

noun

Definition of kindergartennext
as in school

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Recent Examples of kindergarten Toys and picture books still sit on shelves in the nearby kindergarten since it was shuttered three years ago. — Lefteris Pitarakis, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Carrie asked that kindergarten morning through tears that made her eyes shine rather than redden. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Sierra and Rocky had known each other since kindergarten, when their classmate Jane Rustin had taken them aside after a reading of Ann Can Fly to observe that Rocky crossed his legs like a girl and Sierra crossed her legs like a boy. — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 Riding bikes teaches kids confidence The activity is perfect for kindergarten physical education classes, says Drew Raney, a PE teacher in Wasco, Calif. — Cheyanne Mumphrey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 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 school falls back on procedure to keep a lid on things, and a school violence review committee wraps up without a firm finding.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • France's education ministry is in the process of urgently contacting around 3,000 spare teachers who could be sent to schools with the most pressing needs, often located in low-income areas, said Education Minister Edouard Geffray.
    — Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of school
Noun
  • Suspensions and expulsions are associated with negative outcomes, including lower educational achievement, decreased likelihood of graduating high school and depression.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • However, the rule doesn’t apply to college athletes from the high school class of 2022 who did not redshirt as freshmen.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of high school
Noun
  • Plantation resident Candice D’Angelo’s seventh-grader goes to a Catholic school, and her first- and fourth-graders attend a public school.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The offer came at a time when Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and many other public school districts in Florida, have closed or consolidated schools and are contemplating even more closures.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of public school
Noun
  • The February attack on a secondary school in the small town at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains was Canada’s deadliest school shooting in decades, leaving eight people dead, including six children, and dozens wounded.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Students carry out a blocking protest at the Cesar Baggio secondary school in Lille on September 29, 2026.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of secondary school
Noun
  • Then in 1989, an assailant attacked an elementary school in Stockton, California, using an assault rifle to kill five people and wound 29, prompting public outcry and calls to restrict such weapons.
    — Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
  • One of Miami’s most prominent private high schools made an offer to buy an active elementary school site from Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of elementary school
Noun
  • Goldee’s was opened in 2020 by former junior high school classmates Jonny White, Jalen Heard and Lane Milne.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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
  • What to make of the fact that men who aim to control the future appear to have the handwriting of middle school boys signing a classmate’s yearbook?
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In Louisville and Superior, Monarch K-8 will transition to a middle school and Eldorado K-8 will transition to an elementary school.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of middle school

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