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
The committee’s job, Haines said, was each year to try to improve the instruction for those students who are in the schools.
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Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
In 1965, inspired by the belief that women can be heroes, nursing student Frankie McGrath joins the Army Nurse Corps and serves in Vietnam.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Some of the largest were at North Central High School, Warren Central High School and Lawrence Central High School — schools with high percentages of minority and immigrant students.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
At Florida Atlantic University (FAU), students have developed a guidebook to help identify which kinds of existing vacant properties may be most viable for affordable housing projects, putting adaptive reuse into practice.
—Margi Glavovic Nothard, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
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Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
In 1965, inspired by the belief that women can be heroes, nursing student Frankie McGrath joins the Army Nurse Corps and serves in Vietnam.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Some of the largest were at North Central High School, Warren Central High School and Lawrence Central High School — schools with high percentages of minority and immigrant students.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
At Florida Atlantic University (FAU), students have developed a guidebook to help identify which kinds of existing vacant properties may be most viable for affordable housing projects, putting adaptive reuse into practice.
—Margi Glavovic Nothard, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for student
Noun
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While the weary court composer is buried in the bureaucracy of state music, teaching scores of pupils, serving on endless committees and composing anthems and choral pieces, Mozart is dashing off works of startling originality while acting like a complete goofball.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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But raising per pupil spending by $1,000 would cost nearly $6 billion a year, and increasing it to $30,000-plus to match the top tier of states, such as New York, would cost at least $30 billion.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Kaitlyn Purcell is a Dene artist, writer, and postdoctoral scholar (University of Calgary).—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 Feb. 2026
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Using this type of design, scholars found little migration response among millionaires after New Jersey raised top tax rates, which generated substantial revenue.—
Christopher Marquis,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Student.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/student. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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