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Recent Examples of boarding school
Philon transferred to Link Academy, a boarding school in Missouri, for his senior year of high school.
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Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
June 9 Lex Croucher’s adult debut follows Briar Jones, who at 11 is rejected from the Temple School of Thaumaturgy, a secretive boarding school for the magically gifted.
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Angelina Mazza,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Bet follows the students at a boarding school for the global elite, where underground gambling determines the school’s hierarchy.
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Peter White,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
Eton, a boarding school founded in 1440 by King Henry VI, prides itself on educating Britain’s future leaders, including former Prime Ministers Robert Walpole, David Cameron and Boris Johnson.
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ABC News,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for boarding school
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
June 9 Lex Croucher’s adult debut follows Briar Jones, who at 11 is rejected from the Temple School of Thaumaturgy, a secretive boarding school for the magically gifted.
—
Angelina Mazza,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Bet follows the students at a boarding school for the global elite, where underground gambling determines the school’s hierarchy.
—
Peter White,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
Eton, a boarding school founded in 1440 by King Henry VI, prides itself on educating Britain’s future leaders, including former Prime Ministers Robert Walpole, David Cameron and Boris Johnson.
—
ABC News,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for boarding school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding school
- prep school
- preparatory school
- high school
- public school
- elementary school
- common school
- secondary school
- school
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For the past several years, George had attended Lambrook School, a prep school in Berkshire, England, with his younger siblings, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
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For most students, Bishop Kearney is a private Catholic prep school.
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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.
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There is no Ardua Hall and aunt training (at least not yet), and Daisy is sent to shadow Agnes at preparatory school.
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The phone number was associated with a second suspect, who attended the same high school as Bordley in 2023, according to the court document.
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While discussing the vows with her cohosts, George Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan, Roberts added that Swift and Kelce's neighbors and high school friends were also among the attendees.
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Both public school districts continue to outperform the state of Florida average testing marks for most academic subject and skill tests.
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Amanda Davidson and her family moved to Overland Park a few years ago due to the area’s strong public school system.
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He was charged with possession of child pornography in 2018 and hosted his campaign kickoff in front of an elementary school.
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Despite her typically sweet and rule-following ways, Weeks got called to her elementary school principal’s office after getting in the face of a boy who picked on her best friend, according to Kristen Weeks.
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Hand in hand with that was the rise of literacy and the universal common school movement.
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Being outside of the scope of the requirement of the statutory definition of the common school system, charter schools fail to meet the definition required of a common school.
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The students, who were taking their secondary school leaving examinations when they were attacked and abducted, are between 15 and 18 years old.
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As William revealed earlier this year, George has already started boarding—good preparation for what is to come at secondary school.
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The question definitively answered here is whether more schools should be emphasizing project learning over rote memorization and teaching to the test.
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But when menstrual symptoms become severe enough to interfere with work, school, relationships or daily activities, something more serious may be going on.
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding%20school. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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