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 goals of the program are to reduce barriers to entry in the industry, foster professional development and equip students with leadership development skills.
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Staff Reports, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
But for students who have spent years—and significant financial sums—on their education, struggling to land one's first job may feel like a betrayal.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The total number of students served during the semester typically continues to increase beyond the 11th day, the release states.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
After a noticeable drop in school attendance due to SEPTA cuts in the first week of the new school year, the city directed a portion of its $135 million transit subsidy to restore bus and trolley service on routes that are heavily used by students.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 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
The long-term goal is to turn the 30-acre campus into a humming technology and innovation hub for students, startups, the company’s electric vehicle program and old-fashioned brick-and-mortar ventures like anchor tenant Yellow Light, the station’s first indoor eatery since 1988.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
To prepare, students have mandatory culture classes.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
The program grew to include 60 participants from each side, then expanded to include Arab and Jewish students in northern Israel.
—Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Staff Reports, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
But for students who have spent years—and significant financial sums—on their education, struggling to land one's first job may feel like a betrayal.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The total number of students served during the semester typically continues to increase beyond the 11th day, the release states.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
After a noticeable drop in school attendance due to SEPTA cuts in the first week of the new school year, the city directed a portion of its $135 million transit subsidy to restore bus and trolley service on routes that are heavily used by students.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 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
The long-term goal is to turn the 30-acre campus into a humming technology and innovation hub for students, startups, the company’s electric vehicle program and old-fashioned brick-and-mortar ventures like anchor tenant Yellow Light, the station’s first indoor eatery since 1988.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
To prepare, students have mandatory culture classes.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
The program grew to include 60 participants from each side, then expanded to include Arab and Jewish students in northern Israel.
—Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for students
Noun
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The feline's owner took to the platform on June 14, posting under her account @baileybo, to show off her black cat's striking looks thanks to mismatched pupils.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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When Nix first got drafted, Webb gave him an extensive guide to the NFL that included offseason schedules used by his old teammates and pupils like Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Baker Mayfield and Eli Manning.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Leading genocide scholars passed a resolution this week that declared Israel’s actions in Gaza had met the legal definition of genocide.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, meanwhile, is referred to by public scholars and media in a variety of ways that emphasize Russia or President Vladimir Putin as an aggressive antagonist.—
Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Students.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/students. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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