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Listen to this article Former students have brought a class action lawsuit against a private college-preparatory day and boarding school in Connecticut alleging that the school’s former IT administrator exploited them through his access to their electronic devices and the school’s computer network.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
Did Trump serve in the U.S military? Donald Trump, who attended a military boarding school as a child, has no record of military service.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2025
The couple share daughter Lady Louise Windsor, 21, and son James, Earl of Wessex, 17, who are away at the University of St. Andrews and boarding school, respectively.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
My mind includes references to Kurt Vonnegut, to Prince, to Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, and to whatever era stories about girls’ boarding schools take place in—the Second World War, whenever.
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
Did Trump serve in the U.S military? Donald Trump, who attended a military boarding school as a child, has no record of military service.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2025
The couple share daughter Lady Louise Windsor, 21, and son James, Earl of Wessex, 17, who are away at the University of St. Andrews and boarding school, respectively.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
My mind includes references to Kurt Vonnegut, to Prince, to Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, and to whatever era stories about girls’ boarding schools take place in—the Second World War, whenever.
—Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding school
- prep school
- preparatory school
- high school
- public school
- elementary school
- common school
- secondary school
- school
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His father was a church organist who taught in Lutheran elementary schools, and Marty attended a Lutheran prep school.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Earlier this week, Newsweek reported that Barron Trump was starting a real-estate firm with a friend from his Palm Beach prep school and an Idaho real-estate developer.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
23 Jan. 2025
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Founded in 2007, Pacific Ridge School serves over 660 students as an independent, nonprofit, college preparatory school for grades six through 12.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Because the thing is that, According to Mirror, the Prince and Princess of Wales, are now deep into discussions about what will happen to Prince George once his time at preparatory school ends.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
3 Dec. 2024
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Day two of the Texas high school boys basketball UIL state championships are here.—
Charles Baggarly and,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Rodriguez got his first true glimpse of just how good Carson Beck could be when the two were both still in high school.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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In interviews with The News, parents have repeatedly expressed a desire to remain in the city, but a struggle to make ends meet while waiting for public school.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Many Mennonite families don’t send children to public schools.—
Carlos Nogueras Ramos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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The monthly goal is to give away about a thousand books, usually to elementary schools, middle schools and different children’s organizations, or to have students come into the bookstore and clear the shelves themselves.—
Shanzeh Ahmad,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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The club’s goal is to honor students at Barnard, Kate Sessions and Pacific Beach elementary schools and Crown Point Junior Music Academy.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.—
Richard Stengel,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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With one sentence, vouchers would become constitutional in Kentucky: The General Assembly may provide financial support for the education of students outside the system of common schools.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes,
17 Oct. 2024
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Instead, the hardline Islamist group has done an about-face and banned women from going to university, closed secondary schools and beauty salons, and stopped women from working at NGOs, including at the United Nations.—
Salma Abdelaziz,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Historic buildings, elementary and secondary schools, manufacturing buildings, agricultural buildings and federal buildings can apply to be exempted.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2025
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Cole's owner, Chris Hannah, told Newsweek that his pup has been a full-time school therapy dog for the last six years.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The company sold software to schools, which relied on manual processes and paper checks to make payments.—
Ryan Lawler,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding%20school. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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