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Recent Examples of schoolkid
Change affects nearly 30 million schoolkids The new rules will change meals served to about 30 million students enrolled in the National School Lunch Program.
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Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Imagine the type of traveler who might buy out Fawn Bluff: perhaps an extended multigenerational family, with schoolkids clamoring for their spot in the bunk beds and teens trying to claim the lake cabin (god help us all).
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday to revive the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolkids, more than a decade after it was discontinued.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
Fast forward to 2049: schoolkids step off the Metro at Expo/Bundy, returning from a museum trip.
—Jonathan Hale, Daily News, 14 June 2025
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Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Imagine the type of traveler who might buy out Fawn Bluff: perhaps an extended multigenerational family, with schoolkids clamoring for their spot in the bunk beds and teens trying to claim the lake cabin (god help us all).
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday to revive the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolkids, more than a decade after it was discontinued.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
Fast forward to 2049: schoolkids step off the Metro at Expo/Bundy, returning from a museum trip.
—Jonathan Hale, Daily News, 14 June 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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Vince was a good schoolboy footballer, represented County Durham and went on trial with Middlesbrough, the club his son would later coach.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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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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Neither child has been publicly identified, though the 5-year-old boy was a kindergartener at Timberline Elementary, Principal Mary Bowens wrote in a Wednesday email to parents.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 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 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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Most adults: 1,000 milligrams (mg) After menopause: 1,200 mg Children ages 4 to 8: 1,000 mg Children and adolescents ages 9 to 18: 1,300 mg 3.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
10 Mar. 2026
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An innate knack for pinball catapults him from reticent adolescent to celebrity savior.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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Sons Michael, 5, a preschooler, and Jonathan, 8, a second-grader, were plungers.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
9 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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Tickets range in price by day, or are $15 for adults and $6 for kids (ages 5-12) for the whole weekend, with ages 4 and under.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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The living room and bedroom can be separated by two large pocket doors, ideal for friends traveling together or families with kids.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Schoolkid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolkid. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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