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Recent Examples of middle school
Alternatively, Dorfman’s two children attend elementary and middle school in a very affluent school district where the average suggested donation per child is more than $750, with active foundations fundraising for enrichment classes, sports programs and modern facilities.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
In season 2, Meester joins Nobody Wants This to stir up trouble as Joanne’s middle school rival and Instagram mom-fluencer Abby.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Meester plays Abby, Joanne’s nemesis from middle school.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
Pretzels contaminated with an oven cleaner were served to dozens of students at an Oregon middle school this week.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
In season 2, Meester joins Nobody Wants This to stir up trouble as Joanne’s middle school rival and Instagram mom-fluencer Abby.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Meester plays Abby, Joanne’s nemesis from middle school.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
Pretzels contaminated with an oven cleaner were served to dozens of students at an Oregon middle school this week.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle school
- high school
- public school
- junior high school
- grammar school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- trade school
- senior high school
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The relationship goes back to Mahomes’ high school days in Whitehouse, Texas.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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On Thursday night, meanwhile, high school student and aspiring dermatologist Mailyn Marsh, of Missouri, was named this year’s Miss Teen USA, a companion title for contestants aged 14 to 19.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Across Florida, traditional public school systems have seen steep enrollment declines, including a 14,000-student drop this year in Miami-Dade County.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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One person who has experienced these consequences is Tara Blunt, a resident of Falls City, Nebraska, where, until recently, her son attended a local public school.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
29 Oct. 2025
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My junior high school yearbook picture drives that truth home.—
Josh Browning,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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As the mean girl of the town's junior high school, Amber uses her popularity to hurt Kat instead of treating her nicely.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, across the border, the Illinois governor delivered an address asking federal officials to suspend operations through the holiday weekend after their agents deployed tear gas and interrupted a Chicago grammar school’s Halloween festivities.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Jukes dabbled in basketball in grammar school before deciding to concentrate on volleyball.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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After graduating with a degree in history from the University of Ghana, Mahama taught at a secondary school before pursuing a post-graduate degree in social psychology in Moscow, graduating in 1988.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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There's no school for Vrana's two older children, who travel to Fourni for secondary school by ferry.—
Sarah McCammon,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
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His label pioneered the industry’s intensive training system, recruiting performers as young as elementary school age and putting them through years of rigorous preparation.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Broncos quarterback Bo Nix had just started elementary school when his new teammate made his pro debut.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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With birth rates declining and some Americans favoring trade school or going directly to the workforce after high school, universities are preparing for potentially catastrophic declines in enrollment in coming years.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Technical colleges and trade school options have become increasingly popular, especially since the pandemic.—
RACHEL SPECTOR,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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Two senior high school students at the San Diego Unified School District encouraged their peers in a blog post to avoid participating in the challenge.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Nothing was normal about this all-star matchup, which pitted 99 of the South Bay’s best senior high school football players against each other on North and South teams.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Middle school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20school. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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