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Recent Examples of kindergarten
At least nine high-rise buildings, a kindergarten, a clinic, offices and administrative buildings were damaged.
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Valentyn Ogirenko, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Across both counties, too many children face barriers early, with fewer than half entering kindergarten ready to learn.
—Sky Beard, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
The page said that Vince was excited to start kindergarten at Hopewell and Sunday school at the Church of the Holy Martyrs in Kansas City.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Around 64% of the 32,163 SPPS students enrolled this school year, which does not include pre-kindergarten students, qualify for free or reduced lunch.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026
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Valentyn Ogirenko, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Across both counties, too many children face barriers early, with fewer than half entering kindergarten ready to learn.
—Sky Beard, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
The page said that Vince was excited to start kindergarten at Hopewell and Sunday school at the Church of the Holy Martyrs in Kansas City.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Around 64% of the 32,163 SPPS students enrolled this school year, which does not include pre-kindergarten students, qualify for free or reduced lunch.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindergarten
- school
- high school
- public school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- junior high school
- primary school
- middle school
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Parents and school employees were more likely to favor cellphone bans than students were, according to the survey results.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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Days later, Knoblock announced that the school commencement would go on as planned that week, with additional security.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Huntington Beach is making the most of its second chance in postseason high school baseball.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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Not bad for a girl won won’t start high school until this fall.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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In the late 1980s, about 70% of public school students and over 85% of teachers were white.—
David Blazar,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
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Senate Bill 2427 will impact K-12 students at Illinois' roughly 850 public school districts starting with the 2027-2028 school year.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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The march was organized by the Confederation of Chilean Students and supported by other organizations, including the Teachers’ Union, secondary school student associations, and feminist groups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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The bus was coming from the academy’s secondary school just over a mile away on Brewster Street.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
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Chloe Thompson, Denver North’s goalie who has played with Gentry since elementary school, witnessed a relentless competitor who understands how greatness gets crafted in the practice beyond practice.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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From senior citizens to elementary school students, arts organizations across Colorado continue working to engage audiences of all ages.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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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
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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,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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The young Brooks’s disciplinary problems began with fights in primary school and culminated in his expulsion from college for threatening a policeman with a firearm.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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The primary school also lost its fresh water after it was contaminated with lake water.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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Court testimony shows that Hamawy met Adbel-Rahman in 1991 when Hamawy was in middle school.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
3 June 2026
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This year, students from 28 colleges and universities, 13 high schools, and one middle school from around the world participated.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
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“Kindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindergarten. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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