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junior high

NOUN
generally, 6th-8th grades
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He grew up in Minneapolis and attended junior high and high school with Prince.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Some shell out tens of thousands of dollars for consultants as early as junior high.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

He only studied music in junior high school but continued playing and touring through 2025.

From Barron's Feb. 21, 2026

And then he talked about Greenland, teasing his remarks as if he were standing on a junior high school stage introducing an eighth-grade production of “We’re No Angels.”

From Salon Jan. 23, 2026

But then school ended, and he and Leo, my other best friend, went to sleep-away soccer camp for the whole summer, and now we’re in junior high and haven’t seen much of each other.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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