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Recent Examples of prep school
Fielder grew up in the Treasure Valley and began his high school career at Rocky Mountain High School before transferring to a Southern California prep school.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026
Started in 1958 as a prep school for boys, the remote rural college was never very large.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
These prep school student-athletes stood out in their respective sports and earned Herald All-Scholastic honors.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Since June's departure from Gilead at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, Lydia's picked up a new sparring partner in Aunt Vidala, the second-in-command at Lydia's rigorous pre-marital prep school for girls.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026
Started in 1958 as a prep school for boys, the remote rural college was never very large.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
These prep school student-athletes stood out in their respective sports and earned Herald All-Scholastic honors.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Since June's departure from Gilead at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, Lydia's picked up a new sparring partner in Aunt Vidala, the second-in-command at Lydia's rigorous pre-marital prep school for girls.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep school
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This new spinoff of The Handmaid’s Tale follows Agnews (Chase Infiniti of One Battle After Another) and Daisy (Lucy Halliday), young women at Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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There is no Ardua Hall and aunt training (at least not yet), and Daisy is sent to shadow Agnes at preparatory school.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Harry’s aunt and uncle have been preventing such dispatches from reaching the young wizard-to-be, but the boarding school’s messenger owls are having none of it.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Prior to Off Campus, Bright spent years on Malory Towers, set at a girls’ boarding school in post-World War II England.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Those margins are substantial at the elite high school level.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Those of us who paid attention in high school social studies know that only Congress can declare war.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Cain Clark was attending school virutally and was on track to graduate later this month, a spokesperson for the San Diego Unified School District said.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Some states, such as Hawaii, Illinois, California, and New York, might see their population of high-school graduates drop by more than twenty-five per cent.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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On a recent episode of The Howard Stern Show, Antonoff reminisced about his struggles to fit in at public school in New Jersey around the turn of the millennium.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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So, after just one year at public school, Benyamin’s parents decided to homeschool him through an online program.—
Allison Kiehl,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Not only is Irish the Republic’s first official language, and compulsory from primary through to secondary school, it is required for entry into the civil service, and it is supported by its own radio station (Raidió na Gaeltachta) and TV station (TG4), and a range of promotional bodies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 May 2026
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After completing secondary school, Keiko moved to the United States to attend Stony Brook University.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 May 2026
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With only about a month left before graduation, eligible high school seniors across Los Angeles County still have time to claim scholarship funding worth up to $1,500 to pay for college, trade school or other education expenses.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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An online streamer raising money to build a trade school program for underserved kids was hit by a car during his cross-country fundraising walk — and his livestream captured it all.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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The sale of deli meats, cheese, tomatoes, onions, pickles, sausages and salami in a side prep table were halted because of roaches.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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It was established to provide students (currently 550) with conservatory-level arts training and college-prep academics within the public education system.—
Daniel Kohn,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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“Prep school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep%20school. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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