finishing school
noun
: a private school for girls that emphasizes cultural studies and prepares students especially for social activities
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Even when released, they would be required to meet certain criteria, including finishing school or getting a GED, avoiding committing new crimes – and holding down a job or getting into college.
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 May 2024
At the same time, young ladies of marriageable age flocked to this city to attend finishing schools, all while being on the lookout for a suitable husband.
—Yolanda Evans, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
Hardy, who runs an anti-violence nonprofit called Guns Down Friday, knew that because of his age and the people around him, Rashad was on the precipice of both — teetering between finishing school and abandoning it, between resignation and rage, between survival and an early, violent death.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
The girls were attending finishing school, then finding a husband, then getting married.
—Yolanda Evans, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 May 2024
At the same time, young ladies of marriageable age flocked to this city to attend finishing schools, all while being on the lookout for a suitable husband.
—Yolanda Evans, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
Hardy, who runs an anti-violence nonprofit called Guns Down Friday, knew that because of his age and the people around him, Rashad was on the precipice of both — teetering between finishing school and abandoning it, between resignation and rage, between survival and an early, violent death.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
The girls were attending finishing school, then finding a husband, then getting married.
—Yolanda Evans, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Finishing school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finishing%20school. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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