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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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Troubled Margo is on her way to a new boarding school after her father’s death, and Moon is a traveling salesman.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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While Jeff continued his high school career locally, Mark opted to attend a boarding school in Norway called Stavanger American School, per his LinkedIn.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
29 June 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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Is this plan really supposed to work for NAIA, DIII, DII and DI schools?—
Ryan Swanson,
Sportico.com,
8 July 2025
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The economists Eric Baldwin, Takuma Iwasaki and John Donohue look at what happens to political spending in the wake of school shootings.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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Yet, 80 percent of public school teachers are white, and less than 2 percent are Black men.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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At least 13 Tennessee counties saw books removed from public school libraries from December 2023 to January 2025, marking the highest number of book removals the state has seen since the passage of the Age Appropriate Materials Act in 2022.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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For example, enrollment in Catholic secondary schools in the United States was at just over one million students around the late 1960s and early 1970s, according to NCES data.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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The selective integration of Austin secondary schools was expanded.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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