prep school

noun

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Over five years, the film follows two young Black teenagers in Chicago who get recruited to play basketball at an upscale prep school. Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026 Olympians Angela Ruggiero and Julie Chu came from Choate in the 1990s, so when Knight, who was born in Idaho and began playing hockey on boys teams as the family moved to Illinois and then New Hampshire, was ready for prep school. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026 By 1996, the investigators had already determined that Epstein had dropped out of college and faked his résumé to work as a teacher at prestigious New York City prep school, Dalton. Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026 Like a lot of prep school kids, Charlie seemed to have peaked early. Lloyd Blankfein, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prep school

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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 23 Feb. 2026.

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