Thesaurus results for PUBLIC SCHOOL

public school

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as in high school

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Recent Examples of public school Human remains were found in the chimney of a public school in Queens, New York, on Tuesday morning while officials were investigating a foul odor, according to police. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026 The first school opened in Brooklyn in 2011 through a partnership among New York City’s public school system, the City University of New York and IBM. — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 The two companies violated the law by repeatedly giving cash stipends and personal travel rewards to public school employees — primarily teachers — for organizing school trips and recruiting students for the trips, according to the State Ethics Commission. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 June 2026 The South Jackson Civic Association operates the center, which is housed in the old South Jackson School building, constructed in 1886 as Tullahoma’s first public school. — Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for public school

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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

Definition of high school

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

Definition of trade school

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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

Definition of junior high school

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Hand in hand with that was the rise of literacy and the universal common school movement.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of common school

Noun

During middle school, students begin to focus on establishing their identity, peer belonging and rapidly developing impulse-control systems.

— Elizabeth Dowdell, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
For the first time, middle school students will participate in summer programs focused on artificial intelligence, STEM subjects, mathematics, science, and English.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of middle school

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

Definition of secondary school

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

Definition of grammar school

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

Definition of senior high school

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