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
How will enrollment affect current students? CPS currently serves 35,000 children in pre-K to 12th grade across 66 schools, according to the district's website.
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Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
This plan builds on de Blasio’s establishment of universal pre-K, which was the signature achievement of his mayoralty.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
The George Lucas Educational Foundation aims to help improve education for kids ranging from pre-K through high school.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 28 June 2025
De Blasio, meanwhile, implemented a universal pre-K program that has proved to be an economic game changer and helped reduce income inequality.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2025
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Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
This plan builds on de Blasio’s establishment of universal pre-K, which was the signature achievement of his mayoralty.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
The George Lucas Educational Foundation aims to help improve education for kids ranging from pre-K through high school.
—Diane J. Cho, People.com, 28 June 2025
De Blasio, meanwhile, implemented a universal pre-K program that has proved to be an economic game changer and helped reduce income inequality.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pre-K
Noun
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Wallpaper is a great choice for a nursery or child’s room too.—
Nina Derwin,
Architectural Digest,
18 July 2025
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Powdery root hormone is available at most nurseries and home centers, and may be ordered online as well.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
17 July 2025
Noun
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For around 30 years, Head Start, a federal program that provides free preschool for children in low-income families, among other services, was exempt from a 1998 interpretation of a law that prohibits some immigrants from accessing public benefits.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
15 July 2025
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The New Albany tornado snapped power lines and damaged trees in a cemetery and outside of a preschool just before midnight.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Right now, this work is almost always low-wage, which means these jobs are often worked by women, too: 94% of childcare workers and 97% of prekindergarten and kindergarten teachers are women.—
Katie Gatti Tassin,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Parkview Elementary: Cedarburg School District, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade.—
Cailey Gleeson,
Journal Sentinel,
15 Nov. 2024
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“Pre-K.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pre-K. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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