as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
children excited about starting preschool
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John Patrick and her older son, who attended the same preschool, have even given their parents advice.
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ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Liam and his father were returning home from preschool when ICE agents placed them in custody in the family’s driveway.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
On the table is trading his Mercedes S-class for a hybrid or electric car and enrolling his son in a preschool closer to home to avoid that additional 10-mile drive.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The resolution directs the district to examine whether one to one devices should be eliminated for students in preschool through second grade during the school day.
—Nick Melvoin, Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Liam and his father were returning home from preschool when ICE agents placed them in custody in the family’s driveway.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
On the table is trading his Mercedes S-class for a hybrid or electric car and enrolling his son in a preschool closer to home to avoid that additional 10-mile drive.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
The resolution directs the district to examine whether one to one devices should be eliminated for students in preschool through second grade during the school day.
—Nick Melvoin, Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preschool
nursery
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When in Doubt, Choose a Dusty Pastel When designing this nursery, Darden drew inspiration from the calming pale color scheme of Marie-Antoinette's estate, the Petit Trianon.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
27 Apr. 2026
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The community is invited to select from hundreds of California native plants, drought-tolerant selections, vegetables, herbs, perennials, succulents, as well as specialty plants propagated from members’ own gardens—many of them unusual varieties unavailable at commercial nurseries.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Preschool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preschool. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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