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Recent Examples of preparatory school
Agnes attends a preparatory school run by Dowd’s Aunt Lydia, who watches over the daughters of Gilead’s elite both literally and in the form of a towering statue in the school’s atrium.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
The show follows Agnes (Infiniti), the daughter of a high-ranking commander enrolled in an elite preparatory school run by Aunt Lydia (Dowd).
—Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
The trailer depicts the duo navigating Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives, where obedience is instilled into the young female students.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Sugar Bowl Resort confirmed that many of the people on the trip were connected with Sugar Bowl Academy, an elite ski and snowboarding preparatory school in Donner Pass.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
The show follows Agnes (Infiniti), the daughter of a high-ranking commander enrolled in an elite preparatory school run by Aunt Lydia (Dowd).
—Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
The trailer depicts the duo navigating Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives, where obedience is instilled into the young female students.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Sugar Bowl Resort confirmed that many of the people on the trip were connected with Sugar Bowl Academy, an elite ski and snowboarding preparatory school in Donner Pass.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparatory school
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Prince George currently attends Lambrook School in Berkshire alongside his siblings, but the prep school only educates students through Year 8.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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The former Oak Hill Academy prep school standout scored 29 points on 11-of-12 shooting (7-of-13 from line) and grabbed 18 rebounds in a win over Elon.—
Gary Bedore
May 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Being sent to boarding school at a young age introduced her to a level of self-reliance that would later influence her decision-making.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Patrick Conor Russell, 37, taught at Saint Andrew’s School, a private Episcopal boarding school in Boca Raton.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Nadal is also continuing to give back to the next generation of tennis stars with his Rafa Nadal Academy, which includes both a tennis academy and an accredited primary and secondary school.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Not only is Irish the Republic’s first official language, and compulsory from primary through to secondary school, it is required for entry into the civil service, and it is supported by its own radio station (Raidió na Gaeltachta) and TV station (TG4), and a range of promotional bodies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 May 2026
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Vais has coached a majority of Arvada West’s current seniors and a few of the Wildcats’ juniors, including his son Cooper, since that group was in elementary school.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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And Mario Thompson, an elementary school principal who has been intimately involved in all his daughters’ careers, is having to negotiate all this on the fly.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The primary school also lost its fresh water after it was contaminated with lake water.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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Room to Read ambassador Charithra Chandran visits a primary school in Cape Town, South Africa.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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The Climb’s financing never materialized, prep was ceased, and by January 2025, the whole venture collapsed when rights to the film lapsed.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
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With his high school career over at Fort Worth Christian, the nation’s consensus top prep baseball prospect, Grady Emerson, has been focused on staying in shape by mixing in speed, agility, strength and hitting work.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
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Blue-and-white interiors are exuberant (nothing nautical-twee here) and new-school Aussie.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Carney said antisemites in Canada have fired bullets at Jewish schools and thrown firebombs at synagogues and attacked community centers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Huntington Beach is making the most of its second chance in postseason high school baseball.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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Not bad for a girl won won’t start high school until this fall.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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“Preparatory school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparatory%20school. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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