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as in student
one who attends a school
generally there are 20 pupils in each class
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as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
to pupils of the philosopher Henry David Thoreau, the shores of Walden Pond are hallowed ground
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Recent Examples of pupil
The six-part drama turns gastronomy into emotional memory, following a young chef who becomes the pupil — and memory-holder — of a food inspector in the early stages of Alzheimer’s.
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Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 25 May 2026
Gregg Popovich stepped out, waiting for his young pupil a day ahead of what would become a 126-97 Game 5 win that gave the Spurs a 3-2 series lead.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Soft-spoken and even-tempered, Bradley gave his pupils permission, confidence.
—Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
School officials say continuing the tax is crucial as the districts deals with significant enrollment declines and a subsequent loss of per-pupil state funding.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
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Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 25 May 2026
Gregg Popovich stepped out, waiting for his young pupil a day ahead of what would become a 126-97 Game 5 win that gave the Spurs a 3-2 series lead.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Soft-spoken and even-tempered, Bradley gave his pupils permission, confidence.
—Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
School officials say continuing the tax is crucial as the districts deals with significant enrollment declines and a subsequent loss of per-pupil state funding.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pupil
Noun
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The city’s financial situation remains precarious, its crime problems still felt acutely, and its public schools are still struggling to produce acceptable student outcomes.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Discussion will include the cellphone ban bill, fentanyl abuse, active shooter drills and student walkout policies.—
Emily Harter,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Its adherents promote terrorism and sabotage to incite a race war and to bring about social collapse.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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And most of today’s Esperanto adherents are neither naïve nor even particularly batty.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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The facility's revelation came less than two years after North Korea unveiled another covert uranium-enrichment plant in September 2024, in its first public disclosure of such a facility since showing one at the country’s main Yongbyon nuclear complex to visiting American scholars in 2010.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Other speakers include composer and educator Scott Keever, relational coach and writer Jennifer Luciani and scholar and writer Martin Law.—
Hannah Brueske,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2026
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Ivan Juric failed, even as a Gasperini disciple, to provide continuity and struggled for credibility after his dismissals from Roma and Southampton last season.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Join this session with Nelson Ng, who has been teaching tai chi since 2014 after learning the art from Master Gene Chen, a disciple of Grandmaster Feng ZhiQiang.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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The backstory The Ritz-Carlton Maldives opening is bittersweet for followers of Kerry Hill, the late, venerated Australian architect responsible for some of the most legendary hotels in the last quarter-century (including several Aman properties and The Datai Langkawi).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The Eternal Values promise Mierers lured followers in with discussions of enlightenment and mental clarity, often revolving around diet, exercise, celibacy, and the willingness to give up material possessions.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2026
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“Pupil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pupil. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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