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Recent Examples of prep school
By the turn of the century, even elite prep schools were starting to recruit international players.
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Dylan Scott, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
Long associated with prep schools and privilege, it’s been slower than other sports to shed its exclusivity.
—Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
From September, Louis will be in the prep school where his older sister Princess Charlotte is now.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
One of the schools found out about it and notified the prep school; the boy was told to withdraw all the college applications that had that essay in it.
—Bettina Zilkha, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Dylan Scott, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
Long associated with prep schools and privilege, it’s been slower than other sports to shed its exclusivity.
—Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
From September, Louis will be in the prep school where his older sister Princess Charlotte is now.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
One of the schools found out about it and notified the prep school; the boy was told to withdraw all the college applications that had that essay in it.
—Bettina Zilkha, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep school
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According to its website, Preston High School is an all-girls private Catholic college preparatory school founded in 1947 by the Sisters of the Divine Compassion.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Mauldin allegedly committed these offenses while a teacher at Nathaniel Greene Academy, a Christian, K-12 college preparatory school in Siloam, approximately 80 miles east of Atlanta.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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If Stephanie doesn’t end her reign of terror, Charlie will send the photo to Stephanie’s parents and every elite boarding school in the area.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
29 May 2025
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Some smaller, private colleges and boarding schools have come to rely financially on foreign students, who tend to pay full tuition.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
28 May 2025
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My friend wanted to warn me that the districts big wigs have asked HR to contact those staff with ELA certifications and try to convince them to move to the high schools to fill the vacancies if there aren't enough candidates applying.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Read about the nominees and cast your vote for the 2024-25 Star-Telegram high school sports schools of the year.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2025
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Homeowners and businesses will contribute $13.7 billion to schools next year, an increase of $674 million.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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All schools, construction sites and tourist attractions in Sanya were closed and flights were suspended at the city's airport, the official Xinhua News Agency said.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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By then, Valdes and her brothers were attending public schools in West Palm Beach, a right undocumented children have because of a supreme court ruling which passed narrowly in the early ‘80s.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Two of the least powerful groups threatened by the current climate of repression are public school teachers and their students, children who may never even realize what they have been kept from learning.—
Jane S. Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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In a small town in western Ireland, Jamie O’Neill is about to start secondary school, a Catholic school run by a fanatic and filled with plenty of bullies looking for someone just like Jamie to persecute.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
1 June 2025
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Their double act had begun at secondary school, in North London, where Mulcahy protected the diminutive Duffy from bullies.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Baker plans to use that money to go trade school become a master auto mechanic and eventually open his own shop.—
Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
6 June 2025
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About 70% of the Maine East grads have been accepted into two- and four-year colleges, as well as trade schools, according to District 207 spokeswoman Kimberly Thevenin.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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My job is to front-load in my prep, and then pay attention to what Jessica is doing.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
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For this reason, just as important as starting the conversation about college prep is knowing when to stop.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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“Prep school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep%20school. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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