reform schools

Definition of reform schoolsnext
plural of reform school

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concentration camps
Noun
  • Many did not experience concentration camps but were forced to flee villages and towns as Nazi forces advanced, destroying homes and killing millions.
    Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • In all, 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust — in ghettos, concentration camps and shot at close range in the fields and forests of Eastern Europe.
    Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Reform schools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reform%20schools. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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