interscholastic
adjective
in·ter·scho·las·tic
ˌin-tər-skə-ˈla-stik 
: existing or carried on between schools
interscholastic athletics
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The New Jersey State interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) released a statement on the matter after reviewing multiple video angles of the brawl, during which Knox Jr. ran from the gym floor into the bleachers to join the fight.
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights had launched a Title IX investigation into the Maine Department of Education last Friday over allegations that the state is continuing to allow transgender athletes to compete in girls’ interscholastic sports.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Then at that point, the sport will be eligible for full interscholastic status.
—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2024
House of Representative's Actions The GOP-majority House passed a bill barring transgender student-athletes from female interscholastic and intercollegiate female sports in January.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights had launched a Title IX investigation into the Maine Department of Education last Friday over allegations that the state is continuing to allow transgender athletes to compete in girls’ interscholastic sports.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Then at that point, the sport will be eligible for full interscholastic status.
—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2024
House of Representative's Actions The GOP-majority House passed a bill barring transgender student-athletes from female interscholastic and intercollegiate female sports in January.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for interscholastic
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“Interscholastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interscholastic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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interscholastic
adjective
in·ter·scho·las·tic
ˌint-ər-skə-ˈlas-tik
: existing or carried on between schools
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