as in pupils
one who attends a school
a straight-A student at the local high school
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Recent Examples of students
The crowd, which began forming early in the morning outside The Pavilion at Ole Miss, stretched across campus as students wore MAGA hats and 'Freedom' shirts in tribute to the slain Turning Point founder.
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Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
On another occasion, a group of students tripped him to the ground, put a cheese crown made of paper on his head, and then taunted him with actual cheese.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
For students who graduated this year with an MD degree from a four-year medical school in the United States, the median cost of attendance was $318,825, according to Kristen Earle, director of student financial services at the Association of American Medical Colleges.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
About 52% also rate the schools poorly in giving financial assistance to students who need it, and 49% say colleges aren’t adequately developing pupils’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
The preview gave a sneak peek of the boarding school scandals and romantic drama that lie ahead for Ruby, James and the other Maxton Hall students.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Like many commuting students at SJSU, second-year English major Andrea Alonzo has to leave her house hours before her first class.
—Iris Sanchez, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Those rates are high for Black and African American, Latino, and Asian and Polynesian students, Redford said.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 Oct. 2025
Instead, school libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas from authors who express unique, personal points of view.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
On another occasion, a group of students tripped him to the ground, put a cheese crown made of paper on his head, and then taunted him with actual cheese.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
For students who graduated this year with an MD degree from a four-year medical school in the United States, the median cost of attendance was $318,825, according to Kristen Earle, director of student financial services at the Association of American Medical Colleges.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
About 52% also rate the schools poorly in giving financial assistance to students who need it, and 49% say colleges aren’t adequately developing pupils’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
The preview gave a sneak peek of the boarding school scandals and romantic drama that lie ahead for Ruby, James and the other Maxton Hall students.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Like many commuting students at SJSU, second-year English major Andrea Alonzo has to leave her house hours before her first class.
—Iris Sanchez, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Those rates are high for Black and African American, Latino, and Asian and Polynesian students, Redford said.
—Idaho Statesman, 29 Oct. 2025
Instead, school libraries have long served as vehicles to expose students to a broad array of ideas from authors who express unique, personal points of view.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for students
Noun
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And the coach and his pupils deserve blame, even if some of the calls were atrocious (the pass interference at the end of the Giants game on Riley Moss tops the list).—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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One by one, with sweaty palms and cracking adolescent voices, the pupils rose and read.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fitzgerald's 1925 novel has been celebrated by literary scholars for years for its depiction of the wealth and class divisions in the country that took place during the 1920s.—
Fritz Farrow,
ABC News,
1 Nov. 2025
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Amenabar seems to root his screenplay on conjectures about the writer’s sexuality, which many scholars consider latterday projection.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Students.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/students. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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