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 Lifelong Learning Ave Maria is currently home to top-tier private educational options from pre-K through university. Ave Maria Development, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025 The high school senior transferred from a neighboring district with only 28 students in pre-k through 12th grade. Carlos Morales, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025 Several other states offer free or subsidized pre-K for at least a certain number of hours per week. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Leonardo left second grade and Romeo first, while Eduardo and Marilú left pre-K 3. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pre-K
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Noun
  • That saves you money and a trip to the nursery.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Workers in a nursery can graft scion wood from a different tree onto that rootstock and a third apple may arise.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The required curriculum and practicum hours not only prepare the graduates to serve preschool through 12th-grade students, but their families, as well.
    Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Driven by a national shortage of workers and facilities, the costs of day care and preschool in the United States are rising at nearly twice the pace of inflation.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The church has a school for children from prekindergarten through eighth grade.
    Janelle Griffith, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The school — which serves prekindergarten through eighth grade — had an all-school Mass scheduled at 8:15 a.m. local time, according to the school website.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025

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“Pre-K.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pre-K. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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