Thesaurus results for PRE-K

pre-K

noun

ˈprē-ˈkā

Definition of pre-K

as in nursery

a school for children who are generally less than five years old attends pre-K

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Recent Examples of pre-K Minnie Miñoso Academy serves students from pre-K to eighth grade. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 Special education costs for pre-K classes can balloon quickly, school leaders say. — Melissa Brown, Chalkbeat, 27 Aug. 2026 One call led her to Coral Park Elementary, where the principal invited her and her child to visit a pre-K classroom. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 From pre-K to college, see the celebrities sending their kids back to school in 2026. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pre-K

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Noun

Other garden bits Fall plant sales abound Now is the perfect time to procure new plants, as gardens and nurseries across Southern California are hosting plant sales over the coming weeks.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
An inquiry found that the nursery had no fire alarm or sprinkler system and that the hospital lacked detailed procedures and training for responding to fires and other emergencies.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of nursery

Noun

The Supreme Court must decide whether Colorado’s requirement that participating preschools comply with nondiscrimination rules is simply a neutral condition on receiving state funding, or an unconstitutional burden on religious exercise.

— Preston Green III, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
Flames from the blaze burned right up to the playground of the synagogue's preschool, Rabbi Jay Siegel recalled.

— Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of preschool

Noun

Kasheena McKee-Kimbrough enrolled her son, Kireh, in summer camp at ALM Sports Bradenton to help prepare him for voluntary prekindergarten in the fall, according to WTVG and Action News 5.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
The Academy for Sciences and Agriculture, which serves prekindergarten through 12th grade, will have its last day of instruction and its graduation for seniors June 5.

— Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026