PREPARATORY SCHOOL Synonyms: 30 Similar Words

preparatory school

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as in prep school

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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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for preparatory school

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Noun

For the past several years, George has lived at home while attending the Lambrook School, a prep school in Berkshire, England, with his younger siblings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Adapting Bret Easton Ellis’ 2021 novel of the same name, the series is set in 1980s Los Angeles and follows the popular and privileged seniors at an elite prep school.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

Definition of prep school

Noun

His family settled in Dunedin on the South Island and he was sent to boarding school in Christchurch.

— Mark Kennedy, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
While in many cases the reason is moving, or going to a boarding school, there are boys for whom the club is not a good fit, said Tosh, the CEO.

— Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 10 July 2026

Definition of boarding school

Noun

The young Brits' last year in secondary school finds Charlie starting a pride club, Nick worrying about an uncertain future, and both considering the impact of long-distance love.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026
As George started his final year at Lambrook before beginning secondary school in 2026, the princess offered an update on her eldest son.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 July 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

Louder plays Imani, a Black elementary school teacher who butts heads with Ben, a white executive, and wakes up the next day in his body after a mysterious escape room adventure.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 21 July 2026
Later, his elementary school music teacher encouraged him to switch from drums to bass.

— Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of elementary school

Noun

He was revisited by a vague feeling of physical ineptitude that’d haunted him since childhood; failing to throw the ball properly on sports day at primary school, his father watching.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
This has been compounded by massive cuts in international aid and a Taliban government that has sidelined half of Afghanistan’s population, denying women and girls education beyond primary school and banning them from the vast majority of jobs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of primary school

Noun

An elite prep wrestler who rushed for more than 5,000 yards in high school, Brown’s burst and bounce in the box are good enough to mirror plenty of actual running backs near the hole.

— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Patchwork madras combines several checks within one garment and is probably the version most closely associated with American prep.

— Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of prep

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Multiple schools are at the center of incidents in which teens are facing legal consequences for generating fake explicit images of their classmates.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
The Georgia Power 100 is chosen primarily on high school production, though college potential is considered.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 21 July 2026

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