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prep school

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as in preparatory school

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Recent Examples of prep school The wild visuals bring a psychedelic new kineticism to the web-swinging, and teenage Miles Morales is a compellingly modern hero, a sweetly arty Brooklyn kid fish-out-of-watering through a fancy prep school. — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026 The teams were a mix of prep school and MIAA student-athletes, playing five 12-minute quarters to level the playing time. — Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 29 July 2026 For the past several years, George has lived at home while attending the Lambrook School, a prep school in Berkshire, England, with his younger siblings. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 In retrospect, proceeding to the NCAA directly from Canadian prep school was too much for the teenager to handle. — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for prep school

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This new spinoff of The Handmaid’s Tale follows Agnews (Chase Infiniti of One Battle After Another) and Daisy (Lucy Halliday), young women at Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
There is no Ardua Hall and aunt training (at least not yet), and Daisy is sent to shadow Agnes at preparatory school.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of preparatory school

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George is following in the footsteps of father Prince William and uncle Prince Harry, who also attended the boarding school for boys.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Collegio alla Querce, Auberge Collection One of the most luxurious new hotels to open in Florence, Collegio alla Querce occupies a former boarding school in Le Cure, a residential neighborhood 15 minutes from the centro storico.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

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His high school, college and NFL jerseys hang in the hallway of the only school in town (his 2019 graduating class of 23 people is considered big here).

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
About 7% of high school athletes go on to compete in any sport in college, according to NCAA participation data, and less than 2% receive an academic scholarship.

— Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of high school

Noun

The schools will experience a temporary (one-year) ban from using artificial intelligence for all students through eighth grade, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced last week.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
His high school, college and NFL jerseys hang in the hallway of the only school in town (his 2019 graduating class of 23 people is considered big here).

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of school

Noun

New York City's public school students are scheduled return to the classroom next week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
New York — New York City is banning the use of generative artificial intelligence for public school students from 2K through 8th grade, part of a larger move to restrict classroom technology in the nation’s largest school district.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of public school

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Seventy percent of Gen Z women who started playing sports continued through the end of high or secondary school, compared with 62% of Baby Boomers.

— Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
The ban has been in place long enough that an entire cohort of girls has passed through adolescence without stepping foot in a secondary school classroom.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

Whether students are considering college, trade school or another path altogether, families increasingly want evidence that the choice will pay off.

— Jason St. Angelo, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
When participants come into the program, some want to finish a trade school, like HVAC or beauty school, while others may want to improve their grades.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026

Definition of trade school

Noun

The Cowboys immediately involved him in free agency and draft prep.

— Zak Keefer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Unlike tasting events held in spaces with kitchens attached, Tower Bridge Dinner has commissary tents on the West Sacramento side of the bridge, with limited cooking and prep options.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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