prep school

noun

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Luigi Mangione, the prep school valedictorian and University of Pennsylvania alumnus from a wealthy Maryland family who is now charged with the ambush murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is drawing comparisons to Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024 Mangione, a former prep school valedictorian and an Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland family, was arrested Monday in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and is being held without bond on charges of forgery and firearms violations. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024 Mangione is a member of a prominent Maryland family, was valedictorian of his elite Baltimore prep school and a graduate of one of the nation's leading private universities. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 Gilman is one of Baltimore’s most elite prep schools. Cedar Attanasio and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for prep school 

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of prep school was in 1829

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“Prep school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prep%20school. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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