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
Princeton students confronted by anti-Israel protesters at campus event
Princeton senior Danielle Shapiro joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss how anti-Israel protesters disrupted a campus lecture by a former Israeli prime minister, shouting anti-Semitic chants and targeting students.
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Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
In the first semester, the students are divided into teams, given a challenge, and tasked with coming up with a plan.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Remington, the other student found civilly liable in the wrongful death case, was the only one to be criminally charged.
—Tresa Baldas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Just imagine how positive so many of Harvard’s alumni, partners, faculty, and current students must feel due to the position taken by the University.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
In the first semester, the students are divided into teams, given a challenge, and tasked with coming up with a plan.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Remington, the other student found civilly liable in the wrongful death case, was the only one to be criminally charged.
—Tresa Baldas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Just imagine how positive so many of Harvard’s alumni, partners, faculty, and current students must feel due to the position taken by the University.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for student
Noun
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Six pupils at Bettie E Woolfolk Middle School were taken to the hospital on Tuesday, March 25, after a fellow student allegedly handed out edibles to their classmates, according to WLBT, WJTV and KKTV11 Alert.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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After parents were threatened with firings and evictions, 200 pupils withdrew.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Møller had an initial career as a literary scholar, then spent many years as a politician, and is now back to writing.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
21 Apr. 2025
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Wine scholars among us will recognize this as a mix of red and white grapes, with white allowed only in very small amounts.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Student.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/student. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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