as in pupil
one who attends a school
a straight-A student at the local high school
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Recent Examples of student
That statue was an important symbol for students from farm-working families in North County, said Karla Reyes, the operations manager at the Centro Cultural de la Raza and ethnic studies lecturer at MiraCosta College.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
Enrollment is listed at 187 students on the IHSA’s website.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
Last year, Massachusetts created the first curriculum for high school students designed to prevent gambling harm, focused on sports betting and daily fantasy sports.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
This includes a surge in students studying construction trades, HVAC, and vehicle repairs.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
Enrollment is listed at 187 students on the IHSA’s website.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
Last year, Massachusetts created the first curriculum for high school students designed to prevent gambling harm, focused on sports betting and daily fantasy sports.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
This includes a surge in students studying construction trades, HVAC, and vehicle repairs.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for student
Noun
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The puppet wore a black judicial robe and had glistening eyes with slit pupils.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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Haithcock described a grim landscape of inadequate per-pupil funding at a time when funding for local public schools is being rerouted to private school vouchers and independent charter schools.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His words evoke the image of an animal slithering on the ground before growing—an allusion that was likely intended as a gardening pun about reptiles, argues classics scholar Rebecca Armstrong.—
Andrés Muedano,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Mar. 2026
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In fact, scientists and scholars say that development of the carbon-free electricity offshore wind turbines produce is essential to addressing climate change.—
Jennifer McDermott,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Student.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/student. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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