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prep school

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as in preparatory school

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Recent Examples of prep school Earlier this month, it was reported that the couple would send their children to a prep school. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026 The series, an adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ 2023 novel of the same name, follows a group of elite Los Angeles prep school students attempting to survive senior year with a serial killer on the prowl. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026 Prior to starting at Eton, George attended Lambrook School, a private prep school near Windsor, alongside his siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 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 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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When the all-girls boarding school for young witches first appeared on the show, the historic Buckner Mansion in New Orleans was used for exterior shots, underscoring Coven’s spooky Southern Gothic aesthetic.

— Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
Earlier this year, the book’s ridiculous plot became a meme; the story follows a teen whose government name is Tookie De La Crème as she is forced into a boarding school for models called Modelland.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of boarding school

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The Emerging Filmmakers Program brings middle and high school students into screenings, discussions and workshops.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
In 2017, a 16-year-old student armed with a rifle, pistols and a small grenade opened fire at a high school in southern France, wounding three students and the principal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of high school

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The cosmonauts plonked down on November 19th, 1965 in the Midlands market town of Rugby, a cultural backwater best known for the sport, the school, and wartime poet Rupert Brooke, in that order.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
In Indiana, emergency-response professionals helped expand Stop the Bleed training in schools, and the state’s Secured School Safety Grant program now offers funding for school bleeding-control programs and kits.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of school

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As a Washington public school district and member of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), Camas follows applicable state law and WIAA eligibility rules.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The Republican has long pushed to eliminate DEI policies and restrict LGBTQ+ student clubs across public school districts.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of public school

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Some primary and secondary school exams scheduled for those days were also postponed in Mauritius and on the nearby islands of Rodrigues and Agaléga, while international exams would go ahead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
The February attack on a secondary school in the small town at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains was Canada’s deadliest school shooting in decades, leaving eight people dead, including six children, and dozens wounded.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of secondary school

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The 529 accounts are meant to invest for qualified educational expenses, such as college tuition, trade school, and student loans, among other expenses.

— Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Financial literacy requirements need to be increased for high school graduation and admission to any American university as well as any trade school or enlistment in the United States military.

— Doug Wojcieszak, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of trade school

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Wiping cloths were held on prep tables and not in a chemical sanitizing solution.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
The limited prep area has forced me to be incredibly picky about which tools and appliances to display and which to relegate to cabinets.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026

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