coed

noun

Definition of coednext
as in student

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  1. student
  2. undergraduate
  3. collegian
  4. postgraduate
  5. pupil
Noun
  • According to the university’s website, residence halls opened for students a week ago, and classes are set to begin on Monday.
    — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Time spent away from home for education is treated as a temporary absence, so living in a dorm or apartment ordinarily does not prevent a student from meeting the requirement to live with a parent for more than half the year.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of student
Noun
  • The survey polled 1,000 parents of undergraduate students between the ages of 18 and 24, as well as 1,000 undergraduate students, in April and May.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Students are borrowing less because of longstanding caps on federal student loans for undergraduates, limits that haven't risen in many years.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of undergraduate
Noun
  • Two months later, Laettner was selected over Shaquille O’Neal as the lone collegian on the 1992 Olympic Dream Team — for which Krzyzewski served as an assistant coach.
    — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • The 235-player prospect class includes five collegians who won Olympic gold representing the United States, and headed by Wisconsin defender Caroline Harvey, as well as a growing number of Europeans making the jump to North America.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 May 2026
Definition of collegian
Noun
  • Instead, the transition succeeded and standardized postgraduate training nationwide.
    — Abigail MacKenzie, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Viewership reached 65% among voters with postgraduate degrees but fell to 40% among those with a high school education or less.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 18 July 2026
Definition of postgraduate
Noun
  • The first-year Pittsburgh Steelers coach's latest pupils are proving to be quick studies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Schoenberg and his pupils are collectively known as the Second Viennese School.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
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“Coed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coed. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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