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Recent Examples of secondary school
Inspired by the colonial Singapore gangsters rulers, four girls, at a modern-day regimented elite secondary school form their own gang cam-recording petty acts of rebellion, led by firebrand freethinking lesbian Choo Xin Yu.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
If the cool girls in secondary school ranked me as pretty, then that too must have been true.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
During a soccer game in secondary school, Kamara accidentally fouled his friend, who fell and broke his arm.
—Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
The new tax law allows up to $10,000 in tax-free distributions this year from section 529 plans to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary school, including private schools and religious schools.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
If the cool girls in secondary school ranked me as pretty, then that too must have been true.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
During a soccer game in secondary school, Kamara accidentally fouled his friend, who fell and broke his arm.
—Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
The new tax law allows up to $10,000 in tax-free distributions this year from section 529 plans to be used for additional educational expenses in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary school, including private schools and religious schools.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for secondary school
- elementary school
- primary school
- high school
- public school
- junior high school
- senior high school
- middle school
- grammar school
Noun
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Other potential changes could include moving to a four-day school week or closing an elementary school, per the district.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
25 Oct. 2025
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Now an apartment complex, the former elementary school is known for the dramatic scene in which Max, Dani and Allison tried (and failed) to burn the Sanderson sisters alive in the school's furnace.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Langlois — a Canadian VFX visionary responsible for the tech that made movies like Jurassic Park possible — and his partner Marchand collaborated not only on Coulibri Ridge, but also rebuilding jetties, a primary school, and coral reefs after the devastating 2017 storm.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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Following the spiritual moment, the King and Queen encountered a group of schoolchildren from the local primary school, Scuola Primaria San Paolo - Istituto Figlie di Cristo, who were waiting to greet them outside the Papal Basilica.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The relationship goes back to Mahomes’ high school days in Whitehouse, Texas.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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On Thursday night, meanwhile, high school student and aspiring dermatologist Mailyn Marsh, of Missouri, was named this year’s Miss Teen USA, a companion title for contestants aged 14 to 19.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Across Florida, traditional public school systems have seen steep enrollment declines, including a 14,000-student drop this year in Miami-Dade County.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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One person who has experienced these consequences is Tara Blunt, a resident of Falls City, Nebraska, where, until recently, her son attended a local public school.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
29 Oct. 2025
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My junior high school yearbook picture drives that truth home.—
Josh Browning,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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As the mean girl of the town's junior high school, Amber uses her popularity to hurt Kat instead of treating her nicely.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Two senior high school students at the San Diego Unified School District encouraged their peers in a blog post to avoid participating in the challenge.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Nothing was normal about this all-star matchup, which pitted 99 of the South Bay’s best senior high school football players against each other on North and South teams.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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In the lawsuit, Ring’s family alleged that the middle school knew that the teen was being bullied for being trans, and wasn’t providing a safe environment, per KREM.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
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Tyrone Cliff, 38, was working as a middle school teacher at Bayshore Christian School when Florida deputies were contacted by law enforcement in Washington, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and jail records.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, across the border, the Illinois governor delivered an address asking federal officials to suspend operations through the holiday weekend after their agents deployed tear gas and interrupted a Chicago grammar school’s Halloween festivities.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Jukes dabbled in basketball in grammar school before deciding to concentrate on volleyball.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Secondary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secondary%20school. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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