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Recent Examples of prep school
The trio talks a lot about prep school hockey, which is beginning to change amid broader changes at the college hockey level.
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Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Allman was arrested at the end of February for assault and trespassing at a prep school.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
The state does have a long history in women’s hockey, as the prep school’s began fielding teams more than 50 years ago.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Got a scholarship to the prep school of Julliard.
—David Pogue, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
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Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Allman was arrested at the end of February for assault and trespassing at a prep school.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
The state does have a long history in women’s hockey, as the prep school’s began fielding teams more than 50 years ago.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Got a scholarship to the prep school of Julliard.
—David Pogue, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep school
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The show follows Agnes (Infiniti), the daughter of a high-ranking commander enrolled in an elite preparatory school run by Aunt Lydia (Dowd).—
Nada Aboul Kheir,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
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The trailer depicts the duo navigating Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives, where obedience is instilled into the young female students.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Alyoshka is one of the few children of the camp who wasn’t sent to boarding school.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Andrew was schooled at Heatherdown Preparatory School in Berkshire, England, and later at Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland (where both Philip and Charles also attended).—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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This season, for Kitty, for Yuri, for all of our characters, is really about all of them being on the precipice of adulthood, and transitioning in this final year of being seniors in high school into being adults.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox took the floor for a game in Milwaukee with a headband on, in hopes of throwing his look back to his high school days at Cypress Lakes in Katy.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Two men have been indicted on federal charges of possessing guns in a school zone, though the case stems from a shootout across the street from an elementary school, in a liquor store parking lot, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Donovan could attempt to add more and attach his name to the school's legacy.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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This year, more than 2,600 OCPS students left public school to use those scholarships, also called vouchers, according to Step Up For Students, which administers most of Florida’s scholarships.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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My father was a public school teacher.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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But the stakes of state legislation that would create new hurdles for immigrant children to attend elementary and secondary school would arguably be much higher.—
William McCorkle,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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United Teachers Los Angeles represents more than 30,000 classroom teachers, psychologists, attendance counselors, guidance counselors, nurses and secondary school librarians.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Once a student grew up, the account holding that starting contribution and any additional funds their family contributed could have been used to help pay for education after high school, including college or trade school.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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The young teen was thinking about going to a trade school to learn about becoming a mechanic.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Orkin reinforces your home's protections, targets those who have weaseled their way into your home, and starts to prep for the colder season where all those bugs will want to come back into your warm and cozy walls.—
Kate Tully Ellsworth,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Rice was found on the prep table at 50 degrees.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Prep school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep%20school. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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