Thesaurus results for STUDENT

student

noun

ˈstü-dᵊnt

Definition of student next

as in pupil

one who attends a school a straight-A student at the local high school

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Recent Examples of student Green Dot has been handed a new group of far-behind students every single year. —

Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 For many students, that downtime is healthy and necessary. —

Ted Hoskinson, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026 The other workgroup will look into whether the A-G high school courses adequately prepare students for success at the UC. —

Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026 Natalee was also an active volunteer, serving as a peer counselor for the Natural Helpers and working with the American Field Service, an organization that helps foreign exchange students. —

Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for student

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Clutching a mysterious tool the shape of a mouse coffin, Firth’s villain tracks Daniel’s location by mentally transplanting himself into another person’s body, changing the color of their pupils to his own icy blue.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
This focuses readers on the all-black uniforms of the veiled pupils, who—in a long frame at the center of the page—sit between the looming, frowning teacher on the right and Marji on the left, who stands up to explain that her uncle was executed by the Islamic regime.

— Hillary Chute, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026