schoolchildren

Definition of schoolchildrennext
plural of schoolchild

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolchildren
Noun
  • This case bears close similarities to the trials of James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose then-15-year-old son killed four students in 2021 at his high school in Oxford, Michigan.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
  • At Florida Atlantic University (FAU), students have developed a guidebook to help identify which kinds of existing vacant properties may be most viable for affordable housing projects, putting adaptive reuse into practice.
    Margi Glavovic Nothard, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The book took on a life beyond its pages, in the hotels, cafes, spas, and beaches where legions of its readers set off seeking their own transformative journeys.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The complaint itself also doesn’t acknowledge how many conservative media partners participate in Apple News, like The Free Press, The Daily Wire, and the National Review, and how their content shows up for many readers.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Carbachol makes your pupils smaller, which helps sharpen near vision, while brimonidine keeps those pupils small for longer, making the eyedrops more effective before another dose is required.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2026
  • So last year, the students helped out at Central Middle School setting up Chromebooks for pupils and also at Mercy Circle retirement community.
    Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Of the current Emory undergraduates who are residents of the state, 95% of them were using HOPE or Zell Miller to help pay for school.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • People often complain—and rightly so—that the typical exercise science study involves a half-dozen male undergraduates who follow some sort of workout routine for a couple of weeks.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Schoolchildren.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolchildren. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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