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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Lists of native plant nurseries and landscapers that specialize in natives are also found on the site.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025 -
Climate change and shifting prey Climate patterns like El Niño are altering the range of white sharks, pushing nurseries closer to the Gulf of California.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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While some programs have been boosted by local funds, over 8,000 children under the age of five are being impacted by the funding lapse as their preschools shut down along with the government.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the time, Zapp had just moved into her first home with her husband and was busy looking for preschools for her son, who was four at the time.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Nursery schools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursery%20schools. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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