trade school

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Recent Examples of trade school Chad Phillip, an instructor at Fred’s Appliance Academy, a trade school in Ohio, has seen the average age of his classes drop considerably in recent years. Marquise Francis, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025 At the moment, Geisel said, the trade school is fully staffed, but that doesn’t account for the long waitlists its programs have. Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025 It was always expected that my siblings and I would either go to college or trade school. R29 Team, Refinery29, 15 Sep. 2025 Pillar points to the report, which found that 76% of Gen Z say college was actively encouraged in high school, but only 31% remember trade school even being mentioned. Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trade school
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Noun
  • Across Florida, traditional public school systems have seen steep enrollment declines, including a 14,000-student drop this year in Miami-Dade County.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
  • One person who has experienced these consequences is Tara Blunt, a resident of Falls City, Nebraska, where, until recently, her son attended a local public school.
    Eyal Press, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The relationship goes back to Mahomes’ high school days in Whitehouse, Texas.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • At the same time, across the border, the Illinois governor delivered an address asking federal officials to suspend operations through the holiday weekend after their agents deployed tear gas and interrupted a Chicago grammar school’s Halloween festivities.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Jukes dabbled in basketball in grammar school before deciding to concentrate on volleyball.
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • My junior high school yearbook picture drives that truth home.
    Josh Browning, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • After graduating with a degree in history from the University of Ghana, Mahama taught at a secondary school before pursuing a post-graduate degree in social psychology in Moscow, graduating in 1988.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
  • There's no school for Vrana's two older children, who travel to Fourni for secondary school by ferry.
    Sarah McCammon, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the lawsuit, Ring’s family alleged that the middle school knew that the teen was being bullied for being trans, and wasn’t providing a safe environment, per KREM.
    Mikelle Street, Them., 31 Oct. 2025
  • Tyrone Cliff, 38, was working as a middle school teacher at Bayshore Christian School when Florida deputies were contacted by law enforcement in Washington, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and jail records.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His label pioneered the industry’s intensive training system, recruiting performers as young as elementary school age and putting them through years of rigorous preparation.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Broncos quarterback Bo Nix had just started elementary school when his new teammate made his pro debut.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Trade school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trade%20school. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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