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
The church has a school for children from prekindergarten through eighth grade.
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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
Brown’s other two children, in prekindergarten and day care, also received backpacks and school supplies.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Some argue their kids need an additional year in prekindergarten.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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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
Brown’s other two children, in prekindergarten and day care, also received backpacks and school supplies.
—Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Some argue their kids need an additional year in prekindergarten.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prekindergarten
Noun
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By contrast, the warmer, shallower coastal lagoons of Baja California provide relatively predator-free nursery grounds for their newborn calves.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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These days the top of the crossing is busy with workers planting hundreds of native plants grown from seed at the project’s nursery nearby.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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After Chavez died, official mourning was declared across Cuba to the degree that singing was banned that day in my then-2-year-old daughter’s preschool in Havana.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA), a leader in preschool to 12th grade education for more than 45 years, will be the first school in San Diego County – public or independent – to offer the Summer UC California Naturalist Certification for 9-12 grade students, according to a news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Prekindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prekindergarten. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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