as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
attends pre-K
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Recent Examples of pre-K
My daughter was in pre-K when the pandemic shut down the world in 2020.
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
25 May 2026
Bottoms centers her pitch on pledges to bolster pre-K programs and expand Medicaid.
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Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
18 May 2026
The mosque shares an address with the Lower Campus of Bright Horizon Academy, a private Muslim school serving pre-K through 12th grade students, according to the school’s 2025 annual report.
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Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
By August 2022, Agan would begin teaching at Clifford School, which serves students in pre-K through eighth grade in Redwood City.
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Holly McDede,
ProPublica,
12 May 2026
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Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
25 May 2026
Bottoms centers her pitch on pledges to bolster pre-K programs and expand Medicaid.
—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
18 May 2026
The mosque shares an address with the Lower Campus of Bright Horizon Academy, a private Muslim school serving pre-K through 12th grade students, according to the school’s 2025 annual report.
—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
By August 2022, Agan would begin teaching at Clifford School, which serves students in pre-K through eighth grade in Redwood City.
—
Holly McDede,
ProPublica,
12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for pre-K
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pre-K
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Many gardeners buy praying mantis egg cases (oothecae) from garden nurseries, but this practice is discouraged for two reasons.
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Find dark skies and point your telescope toward the Milky Way to view the Lagoon Nebula – a star-forming region in the constellation Sagittarius, like a stellar nursery.
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All families, regardless of income, that live or work in school district boundaries where at least 80% of children qualify for free or reduced lunch will automatically be eligible to enroll in state preschool.
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From preschool through university, top-tier educational institutions anchor Ave Maria with an intellectual and cultural energy that enriches everyday life for residents of all ages.
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Say that a presidential candidate wants to create universal prekindergarten, implement a comprehensive parental-leave policy, lower the Medicare-eligibility age, and invest in clean energy and cancer research.
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New York state lost enrollment last school year, even as New York City, which already has universal prekindergarten, is charging ahead with a plan to make all child care free for younger children.
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“Pre-K.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pre-K. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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