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
For the safety of students, public schools shifted to remote learning.
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Bao Phi, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
And while the victims weren't identified, prosecutors said the charges related to three students, as well as a separate drug charge.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
For traditional schools, those calculations are based on whether students show up to class in person.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2026
That status means students and teachers must stay inside the building, and teachers and building administrators lock all perimeter doors.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Bao Phi, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
And while the victims weren't identified, prosecutors said the charges related to three students, as well as a separate drug charge.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
For traditional schools, those calculations are based on whether students show up to class in person.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2026
That status means students and teachers must stay inside the building, and teachers and building administrators lock all perimeter doors.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for student
Noun
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Two female teachers find themselves at the center of a scandal when one of their pupils accuses them of having a love affair.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Jan. 2026
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Jeffco Public Schools, which has 74,191 students, expected enrollment to drop by 933 pupils this year, but instead lost 1,530 students — a $5 million hit to the district’s revenues.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Mediterranean in the tenth to seventh century BCE often gets explained by scholars using modern terminology like sea commerce, cabotage or maritime trade, and this presents a false picture of a world that is structured by rules and organized interstate bodies and national governments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Paloma Picasso book bags This is one for the scholars!—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Student.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/student. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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