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Recent Examples of prep school
Fielder grew up in the Treasure Valley and began his high school career at Rocky Mountain High School before transferring to a Southern California prep school.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026
Started in 1958 as a prep school for boys, the remote rural college was never very large.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
These prep school student-athletes stood out in their respective sports and earned Herald All-Scholastic honors.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Since June's departure from Gilead at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, Lydia's picked up a new sparring partner in Aunt Vidala, the second-in-command at Lydia's rigorous pre-marital prep school for girls.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026
Started in 1958 as a prep school for boys, the remote rural college was never very large.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
These prep school student-athletes stood out in their respective sports and earned Herald All-Scholastic honors.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Since June's departure from Gilead at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, Lydia's picked up a new sparring partner in Aunt Vidala, the second-in-command at Lydia's rigorous pre-marital prep school for girls.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep school
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There is no Ardua Hall and aunt training (at least not yet), and Daisy is sent to shadow Agnes at preparatory school.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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The coming-of-age series centers around a group of young women attending a preparatory school in Gilead.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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What actually followed for me and my younger sister Marianne was six years at a boarding school for disadvantaged kids.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Greek director Konstantina Kotzamani’s Titanic Ocean, coming-of-age tale set in a special boarding school in Japan that trains teenage girls into professional mermaids, will also debut in Un Certain Regard.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Zamora supports giving middle and high school communities the option to have an officer on campus at least part-time.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Brown played tackle football in high school at Central Heights in Richmond, Kansas, about 15 miles from Ottawa, before becoming a record-setting linebacker for the program.—
PJ Green
April 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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Hepburn has said all of these positions are based in district offices, not schools.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Other schools are stepping up to take in students as transfers, but no similar partnerships have been established for staff members.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Since then, the Department of Health has started the rulemaking process of repealing requirements for Hepatitis B, varicella (chicken pox), Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines for public school attendance.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Crooms, a Seminole County public school, has had boys volleyball for 16 years but scored its first district title with its 1A District 5 final victory over Cornerstone.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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People stand at the courtyard of a secondary school where an assailant opened fire, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, April 15, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The secondary school was briefly placed on lockdown before the pursuit continued.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The contest has three student categories for grades K-8, grades 9-2 and college/trade school students.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The share of teenagers considering vocational or trade school has more than doubled, from 12% in 2018 to 30% in 2024, according to JLL.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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That means following meal prep tutorials, checking timers, reviewing shopping lists, or confirming the family meal plan without juggling a phone on the counter.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Make a batch of beans during a weekly meal prep to enjoy them all week.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Prep school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep%20school. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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