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
In a press conference held this past April to celebrate a funding increase for the pre-K program, de Blasio hinted at the grueling battle his administration got into with Cuomo’s administration in 2014.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025
First full day for grades 1-12 Monday, Aug. 11: First full day for early childhood, pre-K and kindergarten
More information can be found at wcs.edu.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 25 July 2025
The state’s pre-K assessments judge early literacy, math and social skills, using both short tests and observations of the students’ behavior in their pre-K classrooms.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
So, the goal is to have a pre-K through eight school.
—Yvette Walker, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025
First full day for grades 1-12 Monday, Aug. 11: First full day for early childhood, pre-K and kindergarten
More information can be found at wcs.edu.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 25 July 2025
The state’s pre-K assessments judge early literacy, math and social skills, using both short tests and observations of the students’ behavior in their pre-K classrooms.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
So, the goal is to have a pre-K through eight school.
—Yvette Walker, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pre-K
Noun
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In the summer, Roselia’s daughter Cristal, a 15-year-old sophomore, works alongside her at a small plant nursery in Homestead.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Aug. 2025
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Another classic nursery song gets the CoComelon treatment in this video.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
8 Aug. 2025
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More than 200 children in preschool through fifth grade and 120 volunteers came together during a recent weeklong Vacation Bible School program at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Palos Heights.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The school will serve students in preschool through eighth grade at the Bramble Nature Campus on Homer Avenue.—
Madeline Mitchell,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The March 22, 2024, accident resulted in the deaths of a prekindergarten student and a 33-year-old man when a concrete pump truck collided with a Hays school district bus.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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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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“Pre-K.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pre-K. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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