comprehensive
adjective
of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive.
comprehensives
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pluralof comprehensive.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Look, CSU and all regional comprehensives in this country have a budget problem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
From BASIS’s first year in 1996-1997, students who failed the comprehensives had to retake them.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2019
Among those in the UK in the Sunday Times Rich List, there were 34% from independent schools compared with 12% from comprehensives.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2019
For one thing, they are more likely than comprehensives to be located outside city centres, with more space to grow.
From Economist ● Aug. 13, 2015
Professor David Woods, the chief adviser for London schools, said the "chattering classes" were wrong about the capital's comprehensives.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2011
