middle school

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Recent Examples of middle school Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace, a middle school science teacher recruited to go on an interstellar mission to discover the mystery behind a substance that causes the sun to die out. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recommend 150 minutes of PE per week in elementary school and 225 minutes of PE per week for middle school and high school. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 July 2026 Whereas John Wooden or Dean Smith may have figured out how to make it today, Bob Knight would be lucky to keep a job as a gym teacher at a middle school in Homeless, Ohio. Mac Engel june 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026 An announcement over the intercom of the middle school Anderson and her sister, Cassie, attended changed that. Ava Dicecca, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle school
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle school
Noun
  • The phone number was associated with a second suspect, who attended the same high school as Bordley in 2023, according to the court document.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • 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.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • Both public school districts continue to outperform the state of Florida average testing marks for most academic subject and skill tests.
    Austin Horn July 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Amanda Davidson and her family moved to Overland Park a few years ago due to the area’s strong public school system.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Japanese scientists studied university and junior high school soccer players of varying skill levels to study dribbling dynamics, focusing on the scissors feint.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
  • Families can enter the junior high school through the bus turnaround on North Conejo Avenue near the gym.
    Brandon Downs, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Can states ban transgender kids from playing sports in grammar school, when boys and girls routinely play on the same teams?
    Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 June 2026
  • He was born in New York and grew up in Morristown, New Jersey, starting his grammar school’s first newspaper before writing a humor column for the newspaper while a student at Morristown High School.
    Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • The students, who were taking their secondary school leaving examinations when they were attacked and abducted, are between 15 and 18 years old.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • As William revealed earlier this year, George has already started boarding—good preparation for what is to come at secondary school.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • He was charged with possession of child pornography in 2018 and hosted his campaign kickoff in front of an elementary school.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • 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.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Fortunately, some lenders offer student loans specifically designed for trade school, though they may be labeled as career training loans or something similar.
    Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 26 June 2026
  • More than 90% of the children in the student advocate program were accepted into college, trade school or the military after graduating high school, according to program records.
    Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • This would be required for elementary, junior and senior high schools.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • Yet running in a pro race in Europe after that senior high school season in 2004, Rupp came up more than 36 seconds off of Chapa’s time.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Middle school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20school. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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