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

The streamer released a trailer for Crew Girl on Wednesday, giving audiences a look at the coming-of-age story about an elite East Coast prep school’s teenage rowing team.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
True to form, the story is narrated by an unscrupulous wanna-be novelist named Bret Easton Ellis (Igby Rigney), a closet case lusting away for the new hunk at his cruel prep school.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of prep school

Noun

Their daughter, Josephine, attended a Catholic girls’ school in the Maryland suburbs, and then, like her father, went to Harvard; their son, John, attended a boarding school in Connecticut, and then the University of Miami.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Busch is sharing his experience publicly for the first time after spending 21 years reckoning with what happened to him at the Michigan boarding school.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of boarding school

Noun

In 2014, Boko Haram took almost three hundred girls from a secondary school in Chibok; the whereabouts of some ninety are still unknown.

— Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Part of the summer will be preparing George for what is ahead at secondary school, namely from William, who also attended Eton.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 July 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

Soil samples from the two elementary school campuses, City Terrace and Christopher Dena, exceeded the applicable regulatory screening levels of lead, which were flagged for further evaluation.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Music lessons followed, and English instruction was extended to elementary school students.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of elementary school

Noun

Any students attending primary school in either district won't be able to use their phones, while high school students will face restrictions.

— Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Many schools don’t devote nearly enough time to letting kids play, which is one of the key ways primary school-age children learn.

— Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of primary school

Noun

Among those interviewed in the film are renowned chef Michael Lomonaco, longtime cellar master Kevin Zraly, hostess Nathalie Tolentino and prep cook Sekou Siby, as well as food writer Ruth Reichl and former WNBC anchor Carol Jenkins.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
To prep for the episode, Parekh analyzed battle scenes in films like Saving Private Ryan and Spartacus as well as from the original run of Game of Thrones.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of prep

Noun

The district is also preparing to develop a new elementary-school literacy curriculum this school year, with the help of new state funding.

— Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
Petitti’s selling point on 24 has been increased access to the postseason, as schools spend greater sums on rosters.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of school

Noun

Hilliard served as the administrator of Colorado’s Nike Elite program from 2021 to 2025, managing funds from the sportswear giant’s program to provide high school athletes with mentorship and equipment.

— Matt Moret, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Every year, the AJC chooses the 11 top graduating high school football players in the state.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of high school

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