BOARDING SCHOOL Synonyms: 30 Similar Words

boarding school

noun

Definition of boarding school

as in prep school

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Recent Examples of boarding school In September, Prince George will begin at Eton College, an all-boys boarding school that was his father’s alma mater. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 The 13-year-old previously attended Lambrook School, Windsor, alongside his brother and sister but will now follow in the footsteps of his father and uncle, Prince Harry, at the prestigious all-boys boarding school. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 2 Aug. 2026 Albert, whose grandfather was forced into a boarding school, ensures holistic student support, leading to high graduation rates. — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The boarding school did not immediately respond to a message left at the general admissions number or an email with a list of questions sent to an address listed online for the school. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for boarding school

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Noun

The streamer released a trailer for Crew Girl on Wednesday, giving audiences a look at the coming-of-age story about an elite East Coast prep school’s teenage rowing team.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
True to form, the story is narrated by an unscrupulous wanna-be novelist named Bret Easton Ellis (Igby Rigney), a closet case lusting away for the new hunk at his cruel prep school.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of prep school

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

Hilliard served as the administrator of Colorado’s Nike Elite program from 2021 to 2025, managing funds from the sportswear giant’s program to provide high school athletes with mentorship and equipment.

— Matt Moret, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Every year, the AJC chooses the 11 top graduating high school football players in the state.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of high school

Noun

Reading scores of New York City public school students plummeted this past school year, erasing improvements in the subject recorded a year before, sparking calls from the teachers’ union for a change in approach.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Some help from the state always was going to have to be part of the solution for the nation’s fourth-largest public school system.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of public school

Noun

Soil samples from the two elementary school campuses, City Terrace and Christopher Dena, exceeded the applicable regulatory screening levels of lead, which were flagged for further evaluation.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Music lessons followed, and English instruction was extended to elementary school students.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of elementary school

Noun

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

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
Part of the summer will be preparing George for what is ahead at secondary school, namely from William, who also attended Eton.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 29 July 2026

Definition of secondary school

Noun

The district is also preparing to develop a new elementary-school literacy curriculum this school year, with the help of new state funding.

— Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
Petitti’s selling point on 24 has been increased access to the postseason, as schools spend greater sums on rosters.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

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