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college-preparatory

American  
[kol-ij-pri-pair-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˌkɒl ɪdʒ prɪˈpɛər əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

  1. preparing a student for academic work at the college level.


Example Sentences

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The Abbey called the police, and a college-preparatory school connected to the church went into lockdown as officials investigated.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023

Just such a moment was viewable on a recent Sunday, as Lia Wallace, the troupe’s college-preparatory programs manager, led an hour-long Zoom seminar from the Blackfriars Playhouse titled “Embedded Stage Directions.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2020

He’s been interested in horticulture since college-preparatory school, to the chagrin of a guidance counselor who told him, “There’s no health insurance in farming.”

From Washington Times • Feb. 25, 2019

For example, the group pools resources to offer college-preparatory classes, like calculus or Spanish, in high schools.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2018

The college-preparatory course or the classical high school leads to college.

From Vocational Guidance for Girls by Dickson, Marguerite Stockman