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Recent Examples of prep school
It’s based on the novel Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos by Nash Jenkins and delves into the mystery behind a tragedy at a prep school.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
The coming-of-age novel follows a year in the life of a 14-year-old boy who is juggling a role on a hit TV show called The Nuclear Family while attending an elite prep school in New York where he is faced with a demanding wrestling coach.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 6 June 2025
Set in Los Angeles in 1981, the story follows a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2025
His prep school in Ohio was ranked No. 8 nationally.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
The coming-of-age novel follows a year in the life of a 14-year-old boy who is juggling a role on a hit TV show called The Nuclear Family while attending an elite prep school in New York where he is faced with a demanding wrestling coach.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 6 June 2025
Set in Los Angeles in 1981, the story follows a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2025
His prep school in Ohio was ranked No. 8 nationally.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep school
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According to multiple sources, including a letter from the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida and a statement from The Webb School, a college preparatory school in Tennessee, the Hardin family’s home in Hunt, Texas, was washed away by floodwaters while the family was inside.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Schott posted a video to Instagram on Wednesday to commend the K-12 preparatory school's low rate.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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His grandparents were Christian missionaries in Jamaica, which led to his mother rebelling against religion when she was sent to boarding school.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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In Kenya, producers say the film has raised $300,000 through its impact campaign, which includes the opening of a first all-girls boarding school.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
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LeBron James, who was a few days younger when the Cleveland Cavaliers selected him in 2003 out of high school.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Conor Schroeder, 18, is a senior in his fifth year of high school who is striving to graduate.—
Ashley Schwartz-Lavares,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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He was listed as the only instructor at the San Jose martial arts school that offers martial arts classes to adults, according to its website.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
20 July 2025
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Students in the youth circus school will perform a few-minute scene, flipping and juggling and dancing, then the adults spring into action.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
20 July 2025
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The move sparked anxiety, confusion and intense pushback from public school districts and advocates nationwide.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
27 July 2025
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This year, state lawmakers approved a $8.5 billion bump for public schools, the first comprehensive increase in state funding for public schools since 2019.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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This is Heartlands Academy, a secondary school in Nechells, Birmingham, close to Spaghetti Junction and precisely two miles from Villa Park.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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The trend began slowly, in the nineteen-eighties, when secondary schools with big-time basketball programs—notably, Oak Hill Academy, in rural Virginia, the alma mater of Rod Strickland, Anthony, and Durant—began recruiting the country’s best players.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Indiana University-Bloomington should not be turned into a trade school with Division One football and basketball.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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Meanwhile, their friends who didn’t go to college were enrolling in trade school or going directly to work in manufacturing, retail, hospitality, construction …basically everything else.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
5 July 2025
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Block time for applications, networking, and interview prep on separate days.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The Kansas City Royals selected a pair of high-upside prep prospects with their top selections in the 2025 MLB Draft on Sunday night.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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“Prep school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep%20school. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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