as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
children excited about starting preschool
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At the time, Zapp had just moved into her first home with her husband and was busy looking for preschools for her son, who was four at the time.
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Korin Miller, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
An employee from Hazen’s preschool, Rachel Johnson, wrote that Hazen left a mark on her.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
What’s really at stake is fairness for responsible small businesses and whether Denver keeps $13 million a year in local revenue that currently funds critical services like preschool, K-12, and public safety.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
The required curriculum and practicum hours not only prepare the graduates to serve preschool through 12th-grade students, but their families, as well.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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Korin Miller, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
An employee from Hazen’s preschool, Rachel Johnson, wrote that Hazen left a mark on her.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
What’s really at stake is fairness for responsible small businesses and whether Denver keeps $13 million a year in local revenue that currently funds critical services like preschool, K-12, and public safety.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
The required curriculum and practicum hours not only prepare the graduates to serve preschool through 12th-grade students, but their families, as well.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preschool
nursery
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Climate change and shifting prey Climate patterns like El Niño are altering the range of white sharks, pushing nurseries closer to the Gulf of California.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Climate change events, such as El Niño, may have altered white shark nursery areas, resulting in more juvenile sharks being found in the Gulf of California.—
Outside,
Outside,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Preschool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preschool. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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