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Recent Examples of primary school
In a TikTok video earlier this month, creator Angelina PJ recalled buying friendship necklaces in primary school for each of her friends' birthdays.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
My primary school did not have water at all.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Outside the Santa Luiza primary school, behind a blue iron gate, there is movement and laughter.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
On July 25, Wood, a primary school teacher, shared the outtakes online—and the internet loved every second of it.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
My primary school did not have water at all.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Outside the Santa Luiza primary school, behind a blue iron gate, there is movement and laughter.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
On July 25, Wood, a primary school teacher, shared the outtakes online—and the internet loved every second of it.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primary school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- high school
- public school
- junior high school
- common school
- senior high school
- middle school
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Nearly three-quarters of the 119 million girls out of school worldwide are of secondary school-age, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Girls were notably banned from secondary school the next month, meaning that online education became one of the last avenues of hope.—
Zahra Nader,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Other potential changes could include moving to a four-day school week or closing an elementary school, per the district.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
25 Oct. 2025
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Now an apartment complex, the former elementary school is known for the dramatic scene in which Max, Dani and Allison tried (and failed) to burn the Sanderson sisters alive in the school's furnace.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The relationship goes back to Mahomes’ high school days in Whitehouse, Texas.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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On Thursday night, meanwhile, high school student and aspiring dermatologist Mailyn Marsh, of Missouri, was named this year’s Miss Teen USA, a companion title for contestants aged 14 to 19.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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When determining the best suburb for each state, Niche examined factors such as public school grades, crime and safety, cost of living, family amenities and diversity, among other things.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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Funds from the Walk have also enabled public school education foundation to reduce class sizes; update labs, libraries and facilities, and protect teachers’ jobs.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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As the mean girl of the town's junior high school, Amber uses her popularity to hurt Kat instead of treating her nicely.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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George Clinton and the Parliaments played at my junior high school.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Lawyers representing charter school interests argued such funding is constitutional as charter schools are held accountable by the state and fit the Kentucky Constitution's definition of a common school.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
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The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.—
Richard Stengel,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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Two senior high school students at the San Diego Unified School District encouraged their peers in a blog post to avoid participating in the challenge.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Nothing was normal about this all-star matchup, which pitted 99 of the South Bay’s best senior high school football players against each other on North and South teams.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Brody has been married to Meester, who joins season 2 as Joanne's former middle school nemesis named Abby, since February 2014.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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He was involved in basketball through middle school, baseball through his freshman year and football through being a junior.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Primary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primary%20school. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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