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
All other programs, including student experiences at the Venice International Film Festival, SXSW, and SXSW London, will continue under the Future of Filmmaking umbrella.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2026
During the 2023-24 school year, 70 students at U.K. universities were reported for possible referral to the government’s deradicalization program, the report states.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Singh countered that the documents were necessary to show the students’ intent and provided circumstantial evidence of their motivations.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026
Pepper-Jackson's lawsuit and another student's challenge to Idaho's ban are among the most significant cases the high court will be deciding this year.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2026
During the 2023-24 school year, 70 students at U.K. universities were reported for possible referral to the government’s deradicalization program, the report states.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Singh countered that the documents were necessary to show the students’ intent and provided circumstantial evidence of their motivations.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026
Pepper-Jackson's lawsuit and another student's challenge to Idaho's ban are among the most significant cases the high court will be deciding this year.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for student
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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
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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 16 Jan. 2026.
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