as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
parents trying to find the right nursery school for their children
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Recent Examples of nursery school
Kaplan caught the attention of Memento Mori cofounder Adriel Lares when Lares won a case of magnums from Howell Mountain, where Arkenstone is located, at a fundraiser at Kaplan’s son’s nursery school.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024
Barney & Friends premiered on PBS in 1988 and the live-action show became must-see TV among the nursery school set.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 Oct. 2024
Zoning began as a mechanism to prevent nursery schools next to slaughterhouses.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Everyone tells the new nursery school teacher, American Francesca Loftfield, how safe the village is.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2024
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024
Barney & Friends premiered on PBS in 1988 and the live-action show became must-see TV among the nursery school set.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 Oct. 2024
Zoning began as a mechanism to prevent nursery schools next to slaughterhouses.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Everyone tells the new nursery school teacher, American Francesca Loftfield, how safe the village is.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursery school
Noun
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Dyment was instrumental in fundraising for the construction of new buildings, including a state-of-the-art nursery and an event space, which was recently expanded to include an outdoor patio.—
Lou Ponsi,
Orange County Register,
11 Feb. 2025
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Each stay includes daily meals and snacks, childcare and postpartum classes, and access to a nursery and luxurious mothers’ lounge.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Our grandmother taught at the preschool there for 17 years.—
The Editors of AD,
Architectural Digest,
7 Feb. 2025
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The shocking video, which was shared by ABC 7, shows an employee at the Homewood preschool dragging Grayson, the eldest of Forte’s two sons, toward a trash can by a wall and placing him inside of it.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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It was already filled with a day nursery, sewing classes and Sunday school.—
Carole Carlson,
chicagotribune.com,
22 Oct. 2021
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The organization’s beginning can be traced back to 1881, when a local women’s group named Western Association incorporated as Detroit Day Nursery and Kindergarten Association to provide a day nursery for working mothers.—
Scott Talley,
Detroit Free Press,
9 Apr. 2021
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“Nursery school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursery%20school. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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