Thesaurus results for MIDDLE SCHOOL

middle school

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as in high school

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Recent Examples of middle school Before becoming association president, West performed at the festival in middle school, performing the Japanese self-defense martial art, shorinji kempo. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026 Brill plays the nebbish Doug, a middle school theater teacher smitten with his colleague Abigail. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 For example, a smartwatch in elementary school, then a basic phone in early middle school, then a restricted smartphone later, with each step tied to how your child handled the previous one. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 The same guidance points to growing pressure around messaging and group chats as kids approach middle school, adding another layer to the question of when broader phone access makes sense. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle school

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Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said at a press conference that local high school students congregated at the skate park at Carolyn Crayton Park late Saturday night after being told to leave the Airbnb where the party was supposed to be held.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2026
Cody’s script follows Roxanne, an obsessive high school senior who goes to her ex-boyfriend’s college campus to win him back, only to wage war on his new girlfriend and accidentally find the first person who truly understands her.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of high school

Noun

More than 100 developers, attorneys and professionals crowded into a conference room in downtown Miami to hear from Rigg, top public school officials at Broward and Palm Beach counties and other private school and real estate professionals.

— Austin Horn October 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Public school officials and advocates generally have no objection to the portion of the program that benefits public school students.

— Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of public school

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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

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Library patron Betsie Hale did quilling years ago when her children were in grammar school, making Christmas ornaments on white paper with pearls or rhinestones for her kids to give away as presents.

— Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Lowden and Smith were grammar school classmates and later served time together in Wethersfield.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of grammar school

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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

Brossard, 43, worked in education as an elementary school teacher and served on school site councils and district advisory committees.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
As an elementary school student, Selwynn Howard would sometimes accompany his father to Lawson State Junior College, where his dad taught chemistry.

— Rebecca McCarthy, AJC.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of elementary 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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