as in nurseries
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
parents trying to find the right nursery school for their children
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Noun
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Astronomers have unveiled the most detailed 3D map ever made of stellar nurseries in our Milky Way galaxy.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025 -
For example, establishing tiger shark conservation zones in areas known to serve as nurseries or key feeding grounds would allow juveniles to grow safely.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For childcare facilities and preschools, diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP); IPV (polio); measles, mumps and rubella (MMR); varicella; Hib; pneumococcal conjugate; and hepatitis B shots are required.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In the latest issue of the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, criminologists Brandon Welsh and Eric Piza argue that the strongest crime-fighting tools available to American cities aren’t handcuffs and jail cells, but preschools and streetlights.—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Nursery schools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursery%20schools. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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