as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
children excited about starting preschool
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Recent Examples of preschool
The shooting occurred during the first week of classes for Annunciation Catholic School, which serves students from preschool through eighth grade in southern Minneapolis – now the latest community to be victimized by the United States’ seemingly unrelenting gun violence.
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Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Merrillville preschool program accredited The Merrillville Community School Corp’s.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Nationwide, there have been several ICE arrests of parents at school property, including one at an Oregon preschool.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
These include a dance school, a swim school, a preschool and a bait and tackle shop.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Merrillville preschool program accredited The Merrillville Community School Corp’s.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Nationwide, there have been several ICE arrests of parents at school property, including one at an Oregon preschool.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
These include a dance school, a swim school, a preschool and a bait and tackle shop.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preschool
nursery
Noun
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Funga harvests fungal spores from a healthy forest and transplants them to a commercial tree nursery, mixes them with water, and applies them directly to saplings in an aqueous solution within a single day or two of harvest.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Wood objects are natural and beautiful, creating a soft aesthetic for your nursery.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Preschool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preschool. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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