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Recent Examples of prep school
Johnson, 5 feet 10 senior from Massachusetts, caught Reilly’s eye as a tenacious defender in prep school and has become the program’s career assist leader.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
Unlike that flashback from an episode of Yellowjackets, a natural discipline and leadership emerges for young adults in prep school.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Drape a sweater vest over this button-down, and the look just went from prep school to Parisian street fashion.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
Mangione is a member of a prominent Maryland family, graduated top of his class from an elite prep school and received two Ivy League school degrees.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
Unlike that flashback from an episode of Yellowjackets, a natural discipline and leadership emerges for young adults in prep school.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Drape a sweater vest over this button-down, and the look just went from prep school to Parisian street fashion.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
Mangione is a member of a prominent Maryland family, graduated top of his class from an elite prep school and received two Ivy League school degrees.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep school
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Founded in 2007, Pacific Ridge School serves over 660 students as an independent, nonprofit, college preparatory school for grades six through 12.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Because the thing is that, According to Mirror, the Prince and Princess of Wales, are now deep into discussions about what will happen to Prince George once his time at preparatory school ends.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
3 Dec. 2024
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This artwork was inspired by an outbreak of a mysterious illness in 2006 that afflicted hundreds of girls at a boarding school in Chalco, Mexico.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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This film tells the story of one of them, Angelita Perez, who lived in Russian boarding schools from ages 4 to 24 until completing her medical studies in Moscow.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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Hamby noted older teens in high school should be mindful of behaviors that hinder their personal growth.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Rodriguez got his first true glimpse of just how good Carson Beck could be when the two were both still in high school.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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Movie fans may best recognize Fisher-Becker as the ghostly Fat Friar in 2001's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; the character appears among a number of Hogwarts' resident ghosts upon Harry Potter's (Daniel Radcliffe) first arrival at the school.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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The investigation began on Saturday when Sanford PD received an anonymous tip regarding a video of an unknown male threatening to shoot students at the school, the police department said.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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Many Mennonite families don’t send children to public schools.—
Carlos Nogueras Ramos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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In interviews with The News, parents have repeatedly expressed a desire to remain in the city, but a struggle to make ends meet while waiting for public school.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the hardline Islamist group has done an about-face and banned women from going to university, closed secondary schools and beauty salons, and stopped women from working at NGOs, including at the United Nations.—
Salma Abdelaziz,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Historic buildings, elementary and secondary schools, manufacturing buildings, agricultural buildings and federal buildings can apply to be exempted.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2025
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Americans know that their children can get a free public education and student loans for college or trade schools to advance themselves economically.—
Joseph P. Tomain,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2025
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As tuition costs at traditional four-year colleges have skyrocketed, young people have increasingly opted for vocational programs, trade schools and blue-collar jobs.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
25 Sep. 2024
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The slow cooker does the heavy lifting, making this a low-effort yet nutrient-dense option for meal prep or a cozy dinner.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2025
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Many of them are shortcuts that help cut down on prep and time in the kitchen, which can be quite the stress-reducer when hosting company.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Prep school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep%20school. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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