schoolchildren

plural of schoolchild

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolchildren
Noun
  • However, when the students reached the platform the second time, Dylan had vanished.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • On the afternoon of April 15, several students, including the Kamos’ son, were in the school’s auditorium for a rehearsal for the school play.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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    Time, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Some readers may be very familiar with these exact swirls on the roof, hood and trunk of their cars.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One by one, with sweaty palms and cracking adolescent voices, the pupils rose and read.
    Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The suit also alleges that teachers were sometimes assigned more than 200 pupils, well over limits set by the state that range from 20 to 160, depending on the grade.
    Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This marks a big increase from the 340,000 Hispanic undergraduates who attended an HSI in 1995.
    Joseph Morales, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In the face of declining new student enrollment, Duval said the university should instead focus on beefing up its endowment and attracting undergraduates.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Schoolchildren.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolchildren. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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