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Recent Examples of prep school
Warner’s character, Debbie Shaffer, is a wealthy prep school girl with all the right connections.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 Aug. 2025
Delbarton, an elite all-boys Catholic prep school in northern New Jersey where several former students have come forward to allege abuse at the hands of the Benedictine order’s monks, could soon find itself under a harsh spotlight.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2025
Set in Los Angeles in 1981, the story follows a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
At the time, their three kids started at the co-ed prep school Lambrook, in nearby Ascot.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 Aug. 2025
Delbarton, an elite all-boys Catholic prep school in northern New Jersey where several former students have come forward to allege abuse at the hands of the Benedictine order’s monks, could soon find itself under a harsh spotlight.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2025
Set in Los Angeles in 1981, the story follows a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
At the time, their three kids started at the co-ed prep school Lambrook, in nearby Ascot.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep school
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According to multiple sources, including a letter from the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida and a statement from The Webb School, a college preparatory school in Tennessee, the Hardin family’s home in Hunt, Texas, was washed away by floodwaters while the family was inside.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Schott posted a video to Instagram on Wednesday to commend the K-12 preparatory school's low rate.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The visit to Eton College in 1995 marked Charlotte's father Prince William's first day at the prestigious boarding school, which her older brother may well wind up going to himself.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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But instead of a university, Tall Pines is home to Tall Pines Academy, a boarding school whose leader, Evelyn Wade (a quietly terrifying Toni Collette), has been hailed as a visionary for her interventions with teens deemed beyond help.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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The famed director, who played the instrument in his high school band, also resurfaced the talent for the score of Jaws decades later.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Paul Martinez has seen a lot of baseball, but the long-time high school coach couldn’t wait for Friday night’s Athletics game to start.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, Pendleton is credited with overseeing notable growth in San Diego city schools, managing rising enrollment and the addition of 14 campuses during her five years as superintendent.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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This all plays out on her big day at the self-defense school.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Elevate, which consults widely across pro and college sports, said the vehicle was fully funded by private equity firm Velocity Capital Management and the Texas Permanent School Fund (TPSF), a special-purpose government corporation that oversees a nearly $60 billion public school endowment.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The results were about the same from the 2023-24 school year, with public school students' performance on the reading portion of the exam improving by less than a percentage point.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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According to Florida law, that includes police stations, prisons, polling places, elementary or secondary school buildings and locations where open carry is prohibited by federal law.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
16 Sep. 2025
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Inspired by the colonial Singapore gangsters rulers, four girls, at a modern-day regimented elite secondary school form their own gang cam-recording petty acts of rebellion, led by firebrand freethinking lesbian Choo Xin Yu.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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At the moment, Geisel said, the trade school is fully staffed, but that doesn’t account for the long waitlists its programs have.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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It was always expected that my siblings and I would either go to college or trade school.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
15 Sep. 2025
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Here are 15 new horror flicks to watch in prep for handing out candy and getting dressed up.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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An employee’s open drink, screw top water bottle and food were stored on the prep tables next to food and surfaces coming in contact with food.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Prep school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep%20school. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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