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prep school

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as in preparatory school

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Recent Examples of prep school The eight-episode show follows rower Teagan Tao (played by Miku Martineau), who joins an elite prep school’s all-boys crew team after her life is upended by a family scandal. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 The new Canadian romance series follows Teagan Tao (Miku Martineau) trying to start over at an elite prep school after a family scandal. — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 Set at a New England prep school during World War II, A Separate Peace paints a messy, complex depiction of adolescence and the loss of innocence. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026 The streamer released a trailer for Crew Girl on Wednesday, giving audiences a look at the coming-of-age story about an elite East Coast prep school’s teenage rowing team. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prep school

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The elite preparatory school, first established in 1860, has several facilities for its students, 52 acres of space, and costs over $15,000 per year.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026
In 2011, the school became Bethesda Academy, a college preparatory school for boys in grades 6-12.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of preparatory school

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The year is 1986 and the place is a girls boarding school in the Aburi Mountains of Central Ghana.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
George is keeping in line with the men in his immediate family, though, by attending the all-boys boarding school at Eton, kicking off his first year on September 8.

— Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of boarding school

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Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said at a press conference that local high school students congregated at the skate park at Carolyn Crayton Park late Saturday night after being told to leave the Airbnb where the party was supposed to be held.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2026
Cody’s script follows Roxanne, an obsessive high school senior who goes to her ex-boyfriend’s college campus to win him back, only to wage war on his new girlfriend and accidentally find the first person who truly understands her.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of high school

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My professional experience, community service, public school involvement and commitment to listening.

— Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
School districts get the largest portion of property taxes and serve as a primary source of public school funding, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue.

— Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of public school

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The killing took place last October at the secondary school in Selangor, near Kuala Lumpur, defense attorney Kitson Foong said, per the Independent.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Murphy noted that George, however, is the first future monarch to attend a secondary school like Eton in the age of smartphones and social media, requiring even more privacy precautions than in the past.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of secondary school

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In 2020, a sheriff’s deputy shot trade school student Andres Guardado, 18, in the back several times, killing him.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of trade school

Noun

Melt-In-Your-Mouth Chicken Mayonnaise, one of the South’s favorite ingredients, is the secret to ultra-tender chicken breasts in this easy-to-make recipe that only takes 15 minutes of active prep time, plus a 30-minute spin in the oven.

— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
About 10 were landing on prep tables and coolers at the back of the kitchen.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

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