as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
a single father with two children in prekindergarten
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Recent Examples of prekindergarten
Lincoln Elementary: Wauwatosa School District, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade.
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Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
The funds could be used for expenses like tuition, tutoring, textbooks and other instructional materials, uniforms, transportation and prekindergarten.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
Additions at each of the schools are intended to be the first phase in the county's prekindergarten project.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
Two of their school-age children, currently in prekindergarten and first grade, attend Clifford Davis Elementary School in the Fort Worth Independent School District.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
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Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
The funds could be used for expenses like tuition, tutoring, textbooks and other instructional materials, uniforms, transportation and prekindergarten.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
Additions at each of the schools are intended to be the first phase in the county's prekindergarten project.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
Two of their school-age children, currently in prekindergarten and first grade, attend Clifford Davis Elementary School in the Fort Worth Independent School District.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prekindergarten
Noun
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Already larger plants had been identified for salvage and stored in the park’s nursery during construction.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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The other half of the day was with the nursery staff, which was also tank cleaning, but also feeding animals and working with more juvenile invertebrates.—
Nicole Gregory,
Oc Register,
9 June 2025
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Peter and Paul Catholic School, a preschool to middle school located at 1435 SW 12th Ave.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2025
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Happy big brother Dutton understood the news and quickly shared it with all his classmates and the staff at his preschool, Lauren says, laughing.—
Nancy Kruh,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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“Prekindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prekindergarten. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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