trade school

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Recent Examples of trade school Going to a trade school or seeking a two-year associate’s degree can put students on a direct path to get a job in a technical area, such as becoming a registered nurse or electrician. Shannon Pickett, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025 The association also has an annual scholarship that helps high school seniors pay for college or trade school. Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Nov. 2025 Peasley, 13, plans to attend trade school to earn her cosmetology license, and later pursue a degree to become a financial adviser. Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025 Technical colleges and trade school options have become increasingly popular, especially since the pandemic. Rachel Spector, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trade school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trade school
Noun
  • Critics say ESAs will funnel money away from public school districts, which are already suffering enrollment decline.
    Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • These bills are a small down payment on the support your public school needs to ensure that every student gets the high-quality education Floridians demand.
    Andrew Spar, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Marco Cenabre, for example, teaches literature at New Haven Academy, a public high school in New Haven.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The Knox’s were detained after the brawl at the high school dissipated last year.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Collier won a place at a grammar school and then at Oxford.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Obviously, those people failed their junior high school math class.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Multiple vehicles were blocking the bus lane that day at the junior high school campus.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • During the final stretch of secondary school, the popular Connell (Mescal) and wallflower Marianne (Edgar-Jones) begin an on-off romance that extends for the next four years, ultimately defining that era of their lives.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Factors that contributed to New Hampshire’s appeal include low non-medical drug use, high secondary school completion rates, and a nearly 10% drop in homelessness.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In middle school at Imagine International Academy, Swavay was quiet and dreamed of playing basketball.
    DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Beyond just growing some of the mangroves , students at New River have banded together to try and drum up community support for the project, particularly the members of the middle school’s Eco-Sharks club, overseen by Grisel Berrios, the school’s STEM teacher.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Mark Glende, Rosemount, is an elementary school custodian.
    Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The Huffington Post reported that four children from an elementary school in a heavily Latino suburb of Minneapolis had been shipped to a detention facility in Texas.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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
  • Here are the most common schools represented among ASU grads in 2025: Engineering Liberal Arts and Sciences New College Teachers College Design and the Arts Health Solutions Public Service and Community Solutions Helen Rummel covers higher education for The Arizona Republic.
    Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 12 May 2025

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“Trade school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trade%20school. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.

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