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
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Lawrence Kensinger of Venice, another pupil of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame throwing coach Nick Garcia, is closing in on 60 feet in the shotput.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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To compare, the ratios for Del Mar, Encinitas and Solana Beach are $74/pupil, $69/pupil and $100/pupil, respectively.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Predictive text leads to predictive writing As many scholars have noted, though, this vision of writing was never fully accurate.—
Gayle Rogers,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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Sam Winter-Levy is a fellow at the Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where Anton Leicht is a visiting scholar.—
Wendy R. Anderson,
Washington Post,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Student.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/student. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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