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
Starks cautioned the figures in the report do not necessarily indicate that number of students ultimately attended the corresponding school.
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Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
The outlet also reported students were also perturbed by the news.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
She was bound for Dartmouth College, a top choice for many Chinese students, and later found her way to Harvard Business School.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
China’s new program is part of the country’s broader effort to open itself up, including attracting more foreign investment, international students, and tourists.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Those weeks saw students, pensioners, veterans, doctors and teachers stand in freezing temperatures around giant stages, teaching politicians that this was not a crowd to lead, but one to follow.
—Nick Spicer, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Roberts, 54, was hired in July 2023 to lead the district, which serves more than 30,000 students and nearly 5,000 employees.
—Michael Dorgan , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The reassignment of Rupert to another school has been unpopular among Phoebe Hearst’s students and their parents.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Campaign volunteers for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears were educating students about the upcoming Virginia election.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
The outlet also reported students were also perturbed by the news.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
She was bound for Dartmouth College, a top choice for many Chinese students, and later found her way to Harvard Business School.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
China’s new program is part of the country’s broader effort to open itself up, including attracting more foreign investment, international students, and tourists.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Those weeks saw students, pensioners, veterans, doctors and teachers stand in freezing temperatures around giant stages, teaching politicians that this was not a crowd to lead, but one to follow.
—Nick Spicer, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Roberts, 54, was hired in July 2023 to lead the district, which serves more than 30,000 students and nearly 5,000 employees.
—Michael Dorgan , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The reassignment of Rupert to another school has been unpopular among Phoebe Hearst’s students and their parents.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Campaign volunteers for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears were educating students about the upcoming Virginia election.
—Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for students
Noun
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There are two blinking lights on the front of its boxy body to approximate wide, moony pupils.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Anat, the mother, is a schoolteacher who has passed on to her pupils and to her child the ethos of military service in defense of the country.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tylenol and the pressure to 'tough it out' Medical experts and scholars worry that the recent claims about Tylenol put pregnant women and families in a difficult bind.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
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The speakers include a range of prominent writers such as Ali Abunimah, scholars and influencers in Arab American and other communities, including Mehdi Hassan, Bassem Youssef and Cenk Uygur.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Students.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/students. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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