prep school

noun

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The coming-of-age novel follows a year in the life of a 14-year-old boy who is juggling a role on a hit TV show called The Nuclear Family while attending an elite prep school in New York where he is faced with a demanding wrestling coach. Rachel Flynn, People.com, 6 June 2025 Set in Los Angeles in 1981, the story follows a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2025 His prep school in Ohio was ranked No. 8 nationally. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025 When Buckley arrived, a quarter of Yale students were legacies, and a third had gone to prep schools. Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for prep school

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First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of prep school was in 1829

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“Prep school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prep%20school. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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