as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
attends pre-K
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Recent Examples of pre-K
The program, open for kids in pre-K through 6th grade, will run from June 1 to August 31.
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
But many counties in the state don’t provide local funding for pre-K, which means families are left without free access.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
For the past year, 15 to 20 parent advocates have been targeting homes in neighborhoods with the highest concentrations of children younger than five, or whose neighborhood schools have unfilled seats in pre-K classrooms.
—Andrea Eger, Oklahoma Watch, 23 Apr. 2026
Despite the declines, state funding for pre-K has increased, and public school systems want to add more of the classes.
—Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
But many counties in the state don’t provide local funding for pre-K, which means families are left without free access.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
For the past year, 15 to 20 parent advocates have been targeting homes in neighborhoods with the highest concentrations of children younger than five, or whose neighborhood schools have unfilled seats in pre-K classrooms.
—Andrea Eger, Oklahoma Watch, 23 Apr. 2026
Despite the declines, state funding for pre-K has increased, and public school systems want to add more of the classes.
—Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pre-K
Noun
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The law will ban the planting, selling and distribution of the trees starting in 2028 to give nurseries and planters time to eliminate them from their inventories.—
Jerry Wu,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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After all, that tree will outgrow its nursery pot soon enough and eventually tower over you.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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This past week in Queens, New York, multiple Jewish homes, a synagogue and a Jewish community center housing a preschool were vandalized with swastikas and antisemitic graffiti, raising alarm among residents.—
Ariella Noveck,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The school, one of the district’s final two parent participation preschools, was identified for closure because of the district’s ongoing fiscal crisis.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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Say that a presidential candidate wants to create universal prekindergarten, implement a comprehensive parental-leave policy, lower the Medicare-eligibility age, and invest in clean energy and cancer research.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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New York state lost enrollment last school year, even as New York City, which already has universal prekindergarten, is charging ahead with a plan to make all child care free for younger children.—
Moriah Balingit,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Pre-K.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pre-K. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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