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
These are all normal concerns a college student might ask about.
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Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
The residential requirement will go into effect next fall and require non-transferring first year students to live in university housing for two academic years.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Even Richard Nixon sought out student protesters one early morning—at the Lincoln Memorial—and tried to understand what drove them.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Green card holders like Gomez have been caught up in the deportation effort, too, including Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was incarcerated by ICE for months.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
The residential requirement will go into effect next fall and require non-transferring first year students to live in university housing for two academic years.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Even Richard Nixon sought out student protesters one early morning—at the Lincoln Memorial—and tried to understand what drove them.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Green card holders like Gomez have been caught up in the deportation effort, too, including Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was incarcerated by ICE for months.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for student
Noun
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Morman and Flowers are proud of their former pupil, who still keeps in regular contact with the Charlotte-area coaches.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
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Dead Poets Society starred Hawke as one of several boarding school students under the tutelage of a sensitive new English teacher, John Keating (Williams), who imbues his pupils with a newfound appreciation for poetry.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Amenabar seems to root his screenplay on conjectures about the writer’s sexuality, which many scholars consider latterday projection.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Some scholars suggested Trump may be referring to testing weapons delivery systems, not the warheads themselves.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Student.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/student. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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