Thesaurus results for PRESCHOOL

preschool

noun

ˈprē-ˌskül

Definition of preschool next

as in nursery

a school for children who are generally less than five years old children excited about starting preschool

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Recent Examples of preschool Giovannini explored using Measure H several years ago with the Office of Child and Youth Success for her vision of an outdoor preschool, but the effort was deemed too expensive and never got off the ground. —

Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 Mecklenburg County’s public preschool program, MECK Pre-K, opened applications in January. —

Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026 The national institute outlines 10 quality benchmarks for preschools, related to teacher training, class size and curriculum. —

Moriah Balingit, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 The report finds the decrease in the number of children being passed in pre-K in Illinois happened despite efforts to expand preschool across the state. —

Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for preschool

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nursery

Noun

The law will ban the planting, selling and distribution of the trees starting in 2028 to give nurseries and planters time to eliminate them from their inventories.

— Jerry Wu, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
After all, that tree will outgrow its nursery pot soon enough and eventually tower over you.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 May 2026