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as in student
one who attends a school
generally there are 20 pupils in each class
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as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
to pupils of the philosopher Henry David Thoreau, the shores of Walden Pond are hallowed ground
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Recent Examples of pupil
Orange County Public Schools, which lost 5,600 students this past year and expects to lose about another 3,000 students next year — meaning $26 million less in per-pupil funding.
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Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Per-pupil funding allows districts to allocate funds differently based on their unique needs, unlike state funding, where the state tells schools how to spend the money.
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Madeline Luebkert,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
In May, William revealed that George had spent the previous night boarding at Lambrook, where many pupils ease into boarding life before senior school.
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Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Between 1968 and 1999, Jaray ran the postgraduate course at Slade, where her pupils included Turner Prize–winning British artist Martin Creed, among many others.
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Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
25 June 2026
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Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Per-pupil funding allows districts to allocate funds differently based on their unique needs, unlike state funding, where the state tells schools how to spend the money.
—
Madeline Luebkert,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
In May, William revealed that George had spent the previous night boarding at Lambrook, where many pupils ease into boarding life before senior school.
—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Between 1968 and 1999, Jaray ran the postgraduate course at Slade, where her pupils included Turner Prize–winning British artist Martin Creed, among many others.
—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pupil
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Through The Blue Card, I have been involved in developing a hologram program featuring Sonia Warshawski, a survivor whose testimony has been preserved and made interactive for students.
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High school students who took Advanced Placement (AP) tests during the 2025-2026 school year will soon be able to see their scores.
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But the belief died hard, and photography spurred its adherents on.
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Bridgers is a strict adherent to Attenborough’s Law.
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For a quarter century, Jane Calvert has been on a mission shared by few scholars of the Revolutionary War era.
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Debate over the World War I-era killings, widely seen by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century, now collides with international accusations over Israel’s conduct in Gaza.
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Back in his coaching career, Cruyff was one of the first managers to be obsessed with the cut of the pitch — a trait that has passed over to his disciples, most notably the exacting Pep Guardiola.
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Christian Science teaches that the divine laws of Truth and Life, as demonstrated by Jesus and his disciples, continue to operate today as an eternal, demonstrable Science.
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The mom of two shares videos and photos of her fashion creations and her daughters wearing them with over 29,000 TikTok followers.
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In 1776, the year the Declaration of Independence was signed, Quakers made a formal stance against slavery, prohibiting followers of the faith from engaging in the institution.
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“Pupil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pupil. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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