middle school

noun

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as in high school

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Recent Examples of middle school Still, Schluth — who has known Filgueiras since middle school — applauded the way in which the young pilot navigated the emergency situation. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026 Linda Cardellini and her fiancé, Steven Rodriguez, first met in middle school. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026 Young Storytellers recruits volunteers from the entertainment industry and others with writing experience to work with students in elementary, middle school and high school. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026 Some of the sharpest drops were on the cusp of middle school, among Black families, and in parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx, the comptroller found. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle school
  1. high school
  2. public school
  3. junior high school
  4. grammar school
  5. secondary school
  6. elementary school
  7. trade school
  8. senior high school
Noun
  • Santa Margarita’s domination in high school girls golf continued Monday, with the Eagles winning the Southern Section Division 1 team title by four strokes over Orange Lutheran at Los Serranos Golf Club in Chino Hills.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • That's how 17-year-old high school senior Alex Zaret described the college admissions process, during a tour of the Skidmore College campus — the fourth school Zaret had visited, with another half-dozen to go.
    — Jon Marcus, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of high school
Noun
  • Teachers work longer hours, too, and are often less experienced than their traditional public school counterparts.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The records, which contained academic and disability information for 1,849 public school students, were sent to Scott Larson in late October.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of public school
Noun
  • Parents received a message asking them to pick up their children from the junior high school.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In a bittersweet essay, Dolores’ daughter Juanita once recalled how her mother forgot to pick her up from junior high school.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of junior high school
Noun
  • This year, for the first time, I was asked to host a trunk at the local grammar school’s trunk-or-treat event.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Set in 1980s Britain, the comedy follows eight pupils at a Sheffield boys’ grammar school.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of grammar school
Noun
  • Tan-Gillespie ultimately stayed with the chain throughout secondary school, later rising to assistant general manager.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Some primary and secondary school exams scheduled for those days were also postponed in Mauritius and on the nearby islands of Rodrigues and Agaléga, while international exams would go ahead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of secondary school
Noun
  • As just one example, the war in Iran began with a strike on an elementary school, killing more than 100 children.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The incoming principal for the new elementary school, Maleena Guandique, currently runs Success Academy’s very first school, Harlem 1.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of elementary school
Noun
  • The county completed its deal with Beale on Christmas Eve, and Beale promised to bring even more gifts in the form of $15 million in donations, some of which would go toward local STEM and trade school programs.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Brunt Workwear is looking to outfit trade school students with a set of work boots.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of trade 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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“Middle school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20school. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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