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
One of those scholars was Bell, the professor whose departure the students were lamenting.
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Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The initiative, called the Pitt Regional Campus Tuition Pledge, will cover remaining tuition costs for students attending campuses in Bradford, Greensburg, and Johnstown, as well as those enrolled in the nursing program in Titusville, according to a press release from the university.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Seventh grade students throughout Mansfield voted in their science classes for which rock would make the most sense.
—Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Brown, an educator and former religious leader, ran on bringing financial stability and stewardship to the district and ensuring school safety and better support for staff and students.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Pleasant View Elementary School enrolled nearly 100 students over its capacity this school year, while Star Middle School and Owyhee High School are over capacity by a dozen or more students.
—Rose Evans
may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
The Master Gardeners support a Junior Master Gardener program, an after-school initiative that introduces elementary-aged students to gardening, nature, and environmental science in a hands-on way.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
Without hesitation, the students sprang into action to keep the bus from crashing.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Not all disruptive students who land in special education get the EBD label.
—Laurie Stern, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The initiative, called the Pitt Regional Campus Tuition Pledge, will cover remaining tuition costs for students attending campuses in Bradford, Greensburg, and Johnstown, as well as those enrolled in the nursing program in Titusville, according to a press release from the university.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Seventh grade students throughout Mansfield voted in their science classes for which rock would make the most sense.
—Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Brown, an educator and former religious leader, ran on bringing financial stability and stewardship to the district and ensuring school safety and better support for staff and students.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Pleasant View Elementary School enrolled nearly 100 students over its capacity this school year, while Star Middle School and Owyhee High School are over capacity by a dozen or more students.
—Rose Evans
may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
The Master Gardeners support a Junior Master Gardener program, an after-school initiative that introduces elementary-aged students to gardening, nature, and environmental science in a hands-on way.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
Without hesitation, the students sprang into action to keep the bus from crashing.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Not all disruptive students who land in special education get the EBD label.
—Laurie Stern, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for students
Noun
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In voice-over, Aunt Lydia likens teaching her Gilead pupils — her Plums and her Handmaids before them — to preparing a steak.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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According to the New York City Independent Budget Office, that number stands at one instructor for every nine pupils.—
Marc Novicoff,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The idea was then taken up by other Scottish scholars, including James Frazer, whose widely read compendium The Golden Bough (1890) attempted to establish cross-cultural parallels in mythology.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Geoff Canada, president of Harlem Children’s Zone, has known Bessent for 30 years and said the treasury secretary has mentored one of the program’s scholars for more than a decade.—
Fatima Hussein,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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