1
as in students
one who attends a school
generally there are 20 pupils in each class
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2
as in adherents
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 pupils
There are two blinking lights on the front of its boxy body to approximate wide, moony pupils.
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Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Anat, the mother, is a schoolteacher who has passed on to her pupils and to her child the ethos of military service in defense of the country.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Set in a school for students with dangerous powers, where teachers feast on their pupils upon graduation, this novel centers on a group of classmates who must team up to save themselves from a brutal end.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Moreover, as the show delves into the mystery behind the academy’s founding and its benefactors, Evelyn’s manipulation tactics become apparent, wedging even the closest pupils apart and establishing a hierarchy among the Tall Pines Academy staff.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
As a schoolgirl, Muriel was revered by staff and pupils alike.
—Frances Wilson
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Administrators at nearby Horace Mann Middle School kept pupils and staffers secured indoors during the stalemate, and area residents were advised to shelter in place.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
She and her two sisters were placed by their father as charity pupils in the convent at Aubazine.
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
For the test, your provider will place drops in your pupils to dilate (widen) them, which gives a clearer view of your eye structures.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Anat, the mother, is a schoolteacher who has passed on to her pupils and to her child the ethos of military service in defense of the country.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Set in a school for students with dangerous powers, where teachers feast on their pupils upon graduation, this novel centers on a group of classmates who must team up to save themselves from a brutal end.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Moreover, as the show delves into the mystery behind the academy’s founding and its benefactors, Evelyn’s manipulation tactics become apparent, wedging even the closest pupils apart and establishing a hierarchy among the Tall Pines Academy staff.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
As a schoolgirl, Muriel was revered by staff and pupils alike.
—Frances Wilson
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Administrators at nearby Horace Mann Middle School kept pupils and staffers secured indoors during the stalemate, and area residents were advised to shelter in place.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
She and her two sisters were placed by their father as charity pupils in the convent at Aubazine.
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
For the test, your provider will place drops in your pupils to dilate (widen) them, which gives a clearer view of your eye structures.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pupils
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Starks cautioned the figures in the report do not necessarily indicate that number of students ultimately attended the corresponding school.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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The outlet also reported students were also perturbed by the news.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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But together a picture emerges of a long-standing movement eager to stop anyone who attacks a principle or personality its adherents hold dear.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Legal scholars say the administration's interpretation is countered by the amendment's history and subsequent Supreme Court rulings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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About a third of H-1B workers are nurses, teachers, physicians, scholars, priests and pastors, according to the lawsuit.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His disciples picked up the mantle, even though those same forces wanted to kill them, too.—
Amy Stephens,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Domènec Sugrañes, one of Gaudí’s disciples, was named the site’s next architect.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In another TikTok video, Kacie gave some dating advice to her followers.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
1 Oct. 2025
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Musk shared the post, bringing it to his audience of over 226 million followers.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Pupils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pupils. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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