prep school

noun

Definition of prep schoolnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep school
  1. preparatory school
  2. boarding school
  3. high school
  4. school
  5. public school
  6. secondary school
  7. trade school
  8. prep
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Southern California is full of future college and NFL officials starting out as high school officials.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Sierra’s mother, Mercedes Pedraza, testified that Sierra wasn’t the same after the accident and had frequent tantrums, refused to follow rules and ultimately dropped out of high school.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of high school
Noun
  • While Usher was off basking in the afterglow of Confessions, maturing into a divorcé in the mid-2000s, the R&B world was already priming itself for a new-school successor.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Many voters thank him ​for pulling Serbia from economic obscurity and orchestrating a period of sustained modernisation including new highways, railways, schools and hospitals.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of school
Noun
  • Diesel fuel has hit record prices and that's putting the squeeze on public school districts all across the country.
    — CBSColorado.com Staff, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • When students leave their public school, state money allocated to educate each student goes away too.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of public school
Noun
  • Tan-Gillespie ultimately stayed with the chain throughout secondary school, later rising to assistant general manager.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of secondary school
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Personal drink stored above the pizza make station and prep table.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Dexas’ flexible Grippmat cutting mats make food prep simple and prevent cross contamination with colored designs – chop, then flex the mat to easily funnel ingredients into a bowl or pan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
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