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Recent Examples of boarding school
Fairbanks writes of those happy times helping her grandmother do the laundry by hand, working in the garden and listening to family lore, including her grandmother’s time at an Indian boarding school where her culture was forbidden.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
The optics aren’t great, especially since many kids end up at boarding school for hanging out with the wrong friends.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In the second season, Gaga plays Rosaline Rotwood, an undead teacher at the titular character’s mysterious boarding school.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Why are you guys so obsessed with who went to this boarding school or this university?
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
The optics aren’t great, especially since many kids end up at boarding school for hanging out with the wrong friends.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In the second season, Gaga plays Rosaline Rotwood, an undead teacher at the titular character’s mysterious boarding school.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Why are you guys so obsessed with who went to this boarding school or this university?
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding school
- prep school
- preparatory school
- high school
- public school
- elementary school
- common school
- secondary school
- school
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This led them to their respective destinations, strong prep school programs that are a short drive away.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis began a new school year at the Lambrook School last week, kicking off their final year attending the coeducational prep school together.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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According to multiple sources, including a letter from the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida and a statement from The Webb School, a college preparatory school in Tennessee, the Hardin family’s home in Hunt, Texas, was washed away by floodwaters while the family was inside.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Schott posted a video to Instagram on Wednesday to commend the K-12 preparatory school's low rate.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Marshall started training in Muay Thai, a martial art, after high school and began a career as a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter while taking classes at her local community college.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Nearly five months after Frisco, Texas track star Austin Metcalf was stabbed to death at a high school competition, members of the public are continuing to pressure local authorities to release video of the attack.—
Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Charter schools are created as public school options within the public school setting that are managed by independent boards.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Around 80% of public school elementary and secondary teachers identify as non-Hispanic white, according to a Pew Research Center report from last year.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Every girl in my elementary school wanted them.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Officials have pointed to the success of the Mason, a full-inclusion elementary school that has served the community for decades.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Lawyers representing charter school interests argued such funding is constitutional as charter schools are held accountable by the state and fit the Kentucky Constitution's definition of a common school.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Sep. 2025
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The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.—
Richard Stengel,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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Inspired by the colonial Singapore gangsters rulers, four girls, at a modern-day regimented elite secondary school form their own gang cam-recording petty acts of rebellion, led by firebrand freethinking lesbian Choo Xin Yu.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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During a soccer game in secondary school, Kamara accidentally fouled his friend, who fell and broke his arm.—
Sophia Li,
NPR,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Macon County Sheriff's Office told ABC News’ Asheville affiliate station WLOS that the crash happened on a property adjacent to the Iotla Valley Elementary School, but that students and staff at the school have all been reported safe.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The school with the best test scores might not be the one best preparing your child for 2035.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding%20school. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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