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Recent Examples of schoolkid
In the Bronx, near Yankee Stadium, a group of schoolkids passed by him in a frenzy.
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
The mothers of those schoolkids did call CSP, telling them of pistols hidden in bushes and older sons prepping for first kills.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
What makes the book such a joyful surprise are the unique stories Wolf shares – meeting first lady Eleanor Roosevelt as a schoolkid, his tenure living with future Hollywood icon David Lynch.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
But culturally—in New York, at least—a better comparison might be to the corner pizzeria swiftly doling out slices on paper plates to schoolkids, budget-minded parents, and late-night revellers.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Eric Lach, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
The mothers of those schoolkids did call CSP, telling them of pistols hidden in bushes and older sons prepping for first kills.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
What makes the book such a joyful surprise are the unique stories Wolf shares – meeting first lady Eleanor Roosevelt as a schoolkid, his tenure living with future Hollywood icon David Lynch.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
But culturally—in New York, at least—a better comparison might be to the corner pizzeria swiftly doling out slices on paper plates to schoolkids, budget-minded parents, and late-night revellers.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolkid
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Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep. 2024
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As a young schoolboy, Davidson was often cruelly stigmatized because no one had bothered to diagnose his disorder.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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Shaheed Aitzaz Hassan Bangash, a fifteen-year-old Pakistani schoolboy, stopped a suicide bomber from entering his school, where the bomber would have killed two thousand students.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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White paper over a white tablecloth, pinned there like mittens on a kindergartner’s coat.—
Mike Sutter,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The comment section of Pim's TikTok videos are flooded with praise for the kindergartener.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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The al-Roj camp also houses Shamima Begum, the London schoolgirl who ran away at the age of 15 to join ISIS in 2015 and was subsequently stripped of her British citizenship.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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An only child of negligent parents, Mihich identified with the Roald Dahl character Matilda, a precocious schoolgirl who learns to fend for herself against sometimes cruel adults.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Unfolding in 1870s Oxford with adventures abroad, the series will expose the early antics of the anarchic adolescent who is yet to evolve into Baker Street’s most renowned resident.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Mar. 2026
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The brave teen tried to deescalate the situation but Rivas, 45, turned the knife on the boy instead, stabbing the adolescent in the neck, shoulder and cheek, prosecutors said.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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The preschooler wandered the room, swinging a thin plastic rod from a set of window blinds like a toy sword.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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After more than a week at the Dilley center, the preschooler and his Ecuadorian father are back home in Minneapolis after a judge ordered them to be released.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Legislature and Newsom acted when the low reading skills of California’s kids, as determined by nationwide testing, became too obvious to ignore.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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Enjoy sports events, fun activities with kids, the theater, the arts and hanging out with fun people.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Schoolkid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolkid. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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