prep school

noun

Definition of prep schoolnext
as in preparatory school

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Recent Examples of prep school The teams were a mix of prep school and MIAA student-athletes, playing five 12-minute quarters to level the playing time. — Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 29 July 2026 Murphy’s newest show adapts Bret Easton Ellis’ 2023 novel of the same name and is set in 1980s Los Angeles, where a group of students at an elite prep school navigate their final year there while simultaneously grappling with a serial killer. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 For the past several years, George has lived at home while attending the Lambrook School, a prep school in Berkshire, England, with his younger siblings. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 In retrospect, proceeding to the NCAA directly from Canadian prep school was too much for the teenager to handle. — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for prep school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep school
  1. preparatory school
  2. boarding school
  3. high school
  4. school
  5. public school
  6. secondary school
  7. trade school
  8. prep
Noun
  • This new spinoff of The Handmaid’s Tale follows Agnews (Chase Infiniti of One Battle After Another) and Daisy (Lucy Halliday), young women at Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • There is no Ardua Hall and aunt training (at least not yet), and Daisy is sent to shadow Agnes at preparatory school.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of preparatory school
Noun
  • The latter grew up at the elite Lundsberg boarding school, where his mother worked as a cleaner.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • His mother was placed with a Mormon foster family in 1952 under the church’s student placement program; his father, from Broken Arrow, also went through boarding school, joined the Marines, and met his mother in San Diego.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of boarding school
Noun
  • Frodin has a year left in high school and doesn’t know her plans after that.
    — Brian Mahoney, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Here is the schedule and scoreboard for Week 3 games for Orlando area high school football teams.
    — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of high school
Noun
  • The school did not mention Stephens or specify a reason for the change in its announcement.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The increasing chances of being taken, whether one is in a church, mosque, school, on a trip to the capital Abuja or resting at home, is a grim reality that should not be the case given Tinubu’s firm campaign pledges.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of school
Noun
  • Traditional public school enrollment in the district is down from 352,000 in 2006-07 to about 217,000 to start this year.
    — Austin Horn August 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Both are overwhelmingly nonwhite, neither a traditional neighborhood public school.
    — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of public school
Noun
  • The ban has been in place long enough that an entire cohort of girls has passed through adolescence without stepping foot in a secondary school classroom.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In 2014, Boko Haram took almost three hundred girls from a secondary school in Chibok; the whereabouts of some ninety are still unknown.
    — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of secondary school
Noun
  • Consider these private options What’s the best way to pay for trade school?
    — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • When participants come into the program, some want to finish a trade school, like HVAC or beauty school, while others may want to improve their grades.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Definition of trade school
Noun
  • Department store Macy’s highlights sporty prep, statement sneakers, denim, and activewear as key trends for the 2026 back-to-school period, chiming with analyst predictions.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Pride fueled Nebraska prep stars to grow into captains and all-conference players on championship teams.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Prep school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep%20school. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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