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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
These key distinctions make AI education more than a buzzword, highlighting the real-world difference between pupils learning career-ready technical skills versus efforts to force the nascent technology into primary school classrooms.
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Catherine Thorbecke, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
Everything old feels new again, down to the iconic yellow-eyed logo, displayed up on a catwalk lined with TV screens, in which the static cat-eye pupils first wriggle, then reveal themselves as slinky, silhouetted dancers.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
Per pupil assistance is up and down with budget changes.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
As a charter operator, Urban Prep receives federal grants and per-pupil funding from CPS.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Catherine Thorbecke, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
Everything old feels new again, down to the iconic yellow-eyed logo, displayed up on a catwalk lined with TV screens, in which the static cat-eye pupils first wriggle, then reveal themselves as slinky, silhouetted dancers.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
Per pupil assistance is up and down with budget changes.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
As a charter operator, Urban Prep receives federal grants and per-pupil funding from CPS.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pupil
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The strike closed schools during the first few days, but the district’s five campuses had since reopened — though union representatives have said few students returned to school.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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And why is the city continuing to spend millions of dollars building a stadium that would displace BPS students, before the Supreme Judicial Court has ruled on its constitutionality?—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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He’d been struck that the Milwaukee branch of the adherents to his cause were forever boasting about their superior sanitation systems.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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TikTok obsessives, wellness-culture adherents, and misinformation junkies all end up in need of care.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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Headline speakers present at this year’s festival included composer Craig Armstrong, who sat for an in-depth conversation with Scottish broadcaster Edith Bowman about his creative process, accompanied by a live performance of his most famous scores by local music scholars.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Where does the framework of religion as used by scholars of religion fall short, and what can be gained by thinking about values instead?—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2026
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Just imagine singing along with a club full of other disciples.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
15 Apr. 2026
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In Rome, Leo washed the feet of others, as the story of the Last Supper records Jesus doing for his disciples.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Getting followers on my account was never my intention going into this.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
20 Apr. 2026
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Online, Marshall has over 10 million followers across his TikTok, Instagram and YouTube channels for his popular fitness content and dance-style workouts.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Pupil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pupil. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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