variants
or madrasas
also madrassahs
or madrasahs
as in yeshivas
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Noun
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The star running back and four-star recruit fielded offers from numerous Power Five schools, and had narrowed his choices down to the Fighting Irish along with Indiana, Penn State and Georgia.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Four to one, people go to Broward County schools in this county.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Ohio charter schools are established by a sponsor that ensures schools follow their contracts and, every five years, determines if the school will be renewed and continue to operate as a public charter school.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
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In 2017, the roughly 125,000 students enrolled in independent study charter schools in California represented more than 20 percent of all charter school students in the state.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Madrassas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madrassas. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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