as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
a single father with two children in prekindergarten
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Recent Examples of prekindergarten
Abundant Life is a nondenominational Christian school that offers prekindergarten classes through high school.
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Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Lincoln Elementary: Wauwatosa School District, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
The funds could be used for expenses like tuition, tutoring, textbooks and other instructional materials, uniforms, transportation and prekindergarten.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
Additions at each of the schools are intended to be the first phase in the county's prekindergarten project.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
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Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Lincoln Elementary: Wauwatosa School District, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
The funds could be used for expenses like tuition, tutoring, textbooks and other instructional materials, uniforms, transportation and prekindergarten.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
Additions at each of the schools are intended to be the first phase in the county's prekindergarten project.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prekindergarten
Noun
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Wallpaper is a great choice for a nursery or child’s room too.—
Nina Derwin,
Architectural Digest,
18 July 2025
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Powdery root hormone is available at most nurseries and home centers, and may be ordered online as well.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
17 July 2025
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For around 30 years, Head Start, a federal program that provides free preschool for children in low-income families, among other services, was exempt from a 1998 interpretation of a law that prohibits some immigrants from accessing public benefits.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
15 July 2025
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The New Albany tornado snapped power lines and damaged trees in a cemetery and outside of a preschool just before midnight.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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“Prekindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prekindergarten. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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