as in nursery
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
children excited about starting preschool
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Recent Examples of preschool
Once her son turns 3, the preschool’s program moves to five days a week.
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Parents have reason to wonder if their children’s preschools will stay open.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
The mandate is already in place at nearly all public elementary schools and preschools.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
That address is home to the Market Square at Mississippi and Havana Shopping Center, which contains a King Soopers, a Dollar Tree, multiple restaurants, a liquor store and a preschool.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
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Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Parents have reason to wonder if their children’s preschools will stay open.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
The mandate is already in place at nearly all public elementary schools and preschools.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
That address is home to the Market Square at Mississippi and Havana Shopping Center, which contains a King Soopers, a Dollar Tree, multiple restaurants, a liquor store and a preschool.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preschool
nursery
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This ranges from a solar farm housing grazing sheep as a natural way to maintain the land, to a learning center, fruit orchard, tree nursery and vegetable patch dedicated to growing foods that are hard to get in Puerto Rico, like kale, lettuce and tomatoes.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Epic Universe is a powerful example of how Florida’s nursery and landscape industry shapes the state’s world-class visitor experiences.—
Tal Coley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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“Preschool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preschool. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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