1
as in students
one who attends a school
generally there are 20 pupils in each class
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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
For the test, your provider will place drops in your pupils to dilate (widen) them, which gives a clearer view of your eye structures.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Over three years, the curriculum has been tested in 30 local authorities from Shetland to Dumfries and Galloway, reaching more than 6,000 pupils.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
As the sun sets over the 9,098 acres of marsh and prairie, Plumier teaches his pupils about the human history of frog consumption, amphibian identification and state regulations.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
The feline's owner took to the platform on June 14, posting under her account @baileybo, to show off her black cat's striking looks thanks to mismatched pupils.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
When Nix first got drafted, Webb gave him an extensive guide to the NFL that included offseason schedules used by his old teammates and pupils like Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Baker Mayfield and Eli Manning.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
The doctors then took photos of her eyes because her pupils weren’t dilating.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
All told, California’s public schools receive nearly $8 billion of aid from Washington each year to support programs for low-income students, pupils with disabilities and special-education services.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
In dim light, cat pupils dilate into circles, humanizing their eyes.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Over three years, the curriculum has been tested in 30 local authorities from Shetland to Dumfries and Galloway, reaching more than 6,000 pupils.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
As the sun sets over the 9,098 acres of marsh and prairie, Plumier teaches his pupils about the human history of frog consumption, amphibian identification and state regulations.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
The feline's owner took to the platform on June 14, posting under her account @baileybo, to show off her black cat's striking looks thanks to mismatched pupils.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
When Nix first got drafted, Webb gave him an extensive guide to the NFL that included offseason schedules used by his old teammates and pupils like Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Baker Mayfield and Eli Manning.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
The doctors then took photos of her eyes because her pupils weren’t dilating.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
All told, California’s public schools receive nearly $8 billion of aid from Washington each year to support programs for low-income students, pupils with disabilities and special-education services.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
In dim light, cat pupils dilate into circles, humanizing their eyes.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pupils
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Jacki Kelley, spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, said the suspect was one of three students hospitalized with gunshot wounds after the shooting at Evergreen High School, located about 30 miles southwest of Denver.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk was shot and killed by a gunman at a Utah university while speaking to students.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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After the Great Black Migration in the 1920s, our city was one of the centers of the Ku Klux Klan’s revival as the strongest populist movement of the decade, claiming 5 million adherents, with 50,000 in Chicago alone.—
Jackson Potter,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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To adherents, Nakamoto is considered a hero who empowered individuals to take back control of money.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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The scholars included a variety of specialists, including experts in the text of the Quran, jurisprudence, and calligraphy.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Sep. 2025
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Multiple rights experts and scholars say Israel's military assault on Gaza amounts to genocide.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Over 20 years, Belichick disciples became prone to treating players as disposable assets instead of human beings they are supposed to both employ and empower.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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The list of actors playing Jesus and his disciples includes Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas, plus musical director Paul Shaffer, all of whom would go on to have renowned careers on stage and screen.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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By the end of the season, Unrivaled’s main accounts across six platforms reached nearly 400,000 followers, while its clubs added another 334,000 combined.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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By then Kirk had amassed millions of followers across social media, and The Charlie Kirk Show became one of the most popular political podcasts in the country.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Pupils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pupils. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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