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Recent Examples of schoolchild
Go to Howe Caverns, the field-trip destination of every upstate New York schoolchild.
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Curbed Staff, Curbed, 22 Dec. 2023
The schoolchild innocence of the alphabet is juxtaposed with the violence and instability of the historical moment.
—Mark Nowak Anne Boyer, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
My bladder felt like an unruly schoolchild waiting for the final bell.
—Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Take the first siege of Sevastopol, an event every Russian schoolchild knows about.
—Susan Richards, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2014
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Curbed Staff, Curbed, 22 Dec. 2023
The schoolchild innocence of the alphabet is juxtaposed with the violence and instability of the historical moment.
—Mark Nowak Anne Boyer, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
My bladder felt like an unruly schoolchild waiting for the final bell.
—Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Take the first siege of Sevastopol, an event every Russian schoolchild knows about.
—Susan Richards, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolchild
Noun
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The album’s pointed cover, showing a dolorous schoolboy gripping a phone while holding a basketball, hints at the weighty revelations contained therein.—
Will Dukes,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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On Sanday, another one of the Orkney Islands, a warship connected to the American Revolution was uncovered on a beach by a schoolboy.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The four-part Adolescence follows the aftermath of the murder of a schoolgirl on the family of the child accused of the crime, with each episode shot as one continuous take.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the film’s opening scene, a white schoolgirl recites a list of the materials.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Her suggestions beg for readers to flag pages with sticky notes for future inspiration.—
Janine MacLachlan,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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For readers not well-versed in PC gaming, frame generation features look at two frames that your GPU has rendered and then uses machine-learning algorithms to generate a frame in between them.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For communication purposes, phones can be valuable tools for students during the school day, according to Toch.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Sakura MurakamiBloomberg Success Meet a 23-year-old electrician who was a 'good student' but skipped college to join Gen Z's blue-collar revolution.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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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
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Teachers and pupils echoed that sentiment.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Currently, each school district can decide how many hours of a school day students can miss and still be counted as present.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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The Prince and Princess of Wales continue to remain based in Windsor, living at Adelaide Cottage within Windsor Great Park, and George, Charlotte and Louis are day students at the nearby Lambrook School.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
25 Nov. 2024
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“Schoolchild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolchild. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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