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Recent Examples of prep school
After graduating from Annunciation’s grade school in 2017, Westman attended at least two Minneapolis high schools, including an all-boys private military-style prep school.
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Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Warner’s character, Debbie Shaffer, is a wealthy prep school girl with all the right connections.
—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
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Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Warner’s character, Debbie Shaffer, is a wealthy prep school girl with all the right connections.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep school
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Jesuit was founded in 1963 as the capital region’s only all-boys Catholic college preparatory school and has a student body of 953 as of the current school year, according to its website.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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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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Also in ’97, Myatt created and produced the comedy Social Studies for UPN and Dolly Parton’s Sandollar Productions, set in a boarding school and starring Julia Duffy.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
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In the finale, a magic locket activated by Alex’s tears unleashes a memory of the lovably snarky hellraiser wiping a much younger Billie’s memories and sending her off to boarding school to protect her from an evil wizard named Lord Morsus (who also happens to be Billie’s paternal grandfather).—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
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All kinds of high school sports events and the monster that was covering college recruiting.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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The former five-star recruit played some quarterback in high school and showed off his nice arm by throwing an accurate ball backward to Styles while getting hit.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, the couple gave parcels of the land away for churches, schools and hospitals for the community to grow.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Here are five ways the Education Department under McMahon is creating profound change in public schools.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Cutting federal funding In a move that affects public school students across the country, the department has slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in grant funding for a variety of programs, including for mental health professionals and for training and supporting new teachers.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Every spring, California public school students in third through eighth grade, as well as 11th-graders, take comprehensive, end-of-year standardized tests in English language arts and math as part of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, or CAASPP.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Girls were notably banned from secondary school the next month, meaning that online education became one of the last avenues of hope.—
Zahra Nader,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Sulaiman was in his third year of the Madrasah Tsanawiyah, or secondary school.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, a study earlier this summer from the American Staffing Association found one in three Americans would advise high school graduates to go to trade school over college—a push which was highest among baby boomer respondents.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Chad Phillip, an instructor at Fred’s Appliance Academy, a trade school in Ohio, has seen the average age of his classes drop considerably in recent years.—
Marquise Francis,
NBC news,
20 Sep. 2025
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An employee’s cup of coffee was on the prep table, a repeat violation.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Upgrading to a fresh board, especially wood, makes prep safer and much more enjoyable.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Prep school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep%20school. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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