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
There are only a few weeks left of summer before its time for teachers and students to return to Archdiocese of Louisville classrooms across the city.
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Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2025
Besides adding four more days, Prime for Young Adults is offering a 6-month trial for students.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
Dozens of students gathered Tuesday evening at a vigil held in front of the University of Texas Tower, hosted by the University Panhellenic Council and Zeta Tau Alpha sorority's Kappa chapter, to mourn the lives lost.
—Austin American Statesman, 9 July 2025
The person behind the schoolboy video, which defended Duterte, claimed to the news agency that the views shared were collected from real students.
—Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 28 June 2025
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Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2025
Besides adding four more days, Prime for Young Adults is offering a 6-month trial for students.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
Dozens of students gathered Tuesday evening at a vigil held in front of the University of Texas Tower, hosted by the University Panhellenic Council and Zeta Tau Alpha sorority's Kappa chapter, to mourn the lives lost.
—Austin American Statesman, 9 July 2025
The person behind the schoolboy video, which defended Duterte, claimed to the news agency that the views shared were collected from real students.
—Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for student
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California students have been lagging behind the state’s expectations and national norms for many years, even as spending on the school system has continued to climb to well over $20,000 a year per pupil from state aid, local property taxes and federal subventions.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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The first test was pretty simple and relied on shining the light into the mice’s eyes to see if this would trigger their pupils to contract.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2025
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The author is not the first scholar to tackle the history of America—as in the American continent, not just the United States (which keeps trying to hoard the name for itself).—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
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The festival also offers performances by local dance or music groups, lectures by Shakespeare scholars and food offerings from Tom’s Travelin’ Coffee Truck or OneSong Biscotti.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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“Student.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/student. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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