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 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 The precipitous decline can be attributed to multiple factors—including, happily, the expansion of universal pre-K in some states. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pre-K

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Noun

Eco effort While over 80% of the reefs around the resort were bleached following the dramatic temperature rises of El Nino in 2016, the resort is throwing everything at its coral nursery and the green shoots are showing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
But this stellar nursery is also thought to be home to over 100 stars under a million years old, which is quite young and early in their lives.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of nursery

Noun

Instead of removing Xavier from his class, his Chicago-area preschool gave the family extra support from a social-emotional and mental healthcare team.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Other next-door neighbors include a convent, a multi-building affordable-housing complex and a preschool for children with hearing loss.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of preschool

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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