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Recent Examples of kindergarten
Michel’s son, Santiago, who is nearly 2 years old, is now attending San Jose Day Nursery and her 4-year-old daughter, Brielle, graduated last year and is now in transitional kindergarten.
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
President evades impeachment Ki-Soo Lee, a Seoul kindergarten staff person, was putting her 10-year-old son to bed last Tuesday when the phone rang.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
Kibbutz member Alice Shahar, 42, a kindergarten teacher, mother of four young children and coordinator of the kibbutz's kindergartens, was key to that effort.
—Alon Avital, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Where and when? Margarethe Meyer Schurz, the wife of German-American statesman Carl Schurz, established the first U.S. kindergarten in Watertown in 1856.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
President evades impeachment Ki-Soo Lee, a Seoul kindergarten staff person, was putting her 10-year-old son to bed last Tuesday when the phone rang.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
Kibbutz member Alice Shahar, 42, a kindergarten teacher, mother of four young children and coordinator of the kibbutz's kindergartens, was key to that effort.
—Alon Avital, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Where and when? Margarethe Meyer Schurz, the wife of German-American statesman Carl Schurz, established the first U.S. kindergarten in Watertown in 1856.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kindergarten
- school
- high school
- public school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- junior high school
- primary school
- middle school
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Reopening schools will not be as easy as just opening doors.—
Janhvi Bhojwani,
NBC News,
10 Jan. 2025
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Joshua Carter delivered a eulogy today during the former president's national funeral describing his grandfather's legendary devotion to teaching Sunday school in Plains, Georgia.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2025
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For example, my teenage son is senior in high school.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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In another part of the room was assistant coach Porter Ellett, who alluded to having his right arm amputated in high school.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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The surge in immigrants arriving in Colorado last year softened the enrollment decline in the state’s public schools, which for years have been losing students — and funding — as birth rates fall across the nation.—
Jessica Seaman,
The Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Republican party and wealthy interests pulled this recall move on Gavin during the pandemic, capitalizing on frustration over public schools being closed.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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The status quo of early morning bells in secondary schools—and somewhat later bells in elementary schools—is biologically backwards.—
Lynne Peeples,
TIME,
6 Jan. 2025
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The series was based on the 2018 novel by Sally Rooney and starred Daisy Edgar-Jones and Mescal as a couple from secondary school to their undergraduate years in college.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
3 Jan. 2025
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There are several elementary schools in our neighborhood and there was an enormous community effort to evacuate the children safely.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2025
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Video from Fox 11 News showed the elementary school engulfed in flames.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Students as young as 12 at the nearby junior high school also have been issued tickets.—
Jodi S. Cohen,
ProPublica,
25 Nov. 2024
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But being in your early thirties and playing yourself as a junior high school student and then surrounding yourself with age-appropriate actors who are actually going through that hellish rite of passage brings a whole new layer of cringe and humor.—
Jennifer M. Wood,
WIRED,
5 Nov. 2024
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Kingston Golden Pils, a fresh take on the European Pils named after Holland’s hometown; Edge Hill Hazy IPA, a New-England style hoppy named after Holland’s primary school; and Noon Wheat, a nod to Tom’s beloved schnauzer of the same name.—
Tim Chan,
Variety,
16 Dec. 2024
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What’s more, the breadth of different projects financed by NMTC results in job creation across a variety of fields—bringing opportunities to healthcare providers, daycare and primary school teachers, factory workers and more.—
Vince Toye,
Forbes,
2 Dec. 2024
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Loading your audio article Three men have been sentenced for their roles in the 2018 shooting death of a youth football coach in the parking lot of a middle school in south New Jersey, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae announced Saturday.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Our officer did not play football past middle school.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Kindergarten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindergarten. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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