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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
For the test, your provider will place drops in your pupils to dilate (widen) them, which gives a clearer view of your eye structures.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Teachers and pupils echoed that sentiment.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
As the sun sets over the 9,098 acres of marsh and prairie, Plumier teaches his pupils about the human history of frog consumption, amphibian identification and state regulations.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Soto is Richardson’s best pupil.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Teachers and pupils echoed that sentiment.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
As the sun sets over the 9,098 acres of marsh and prairie, Plumier teaches his pupils about the human history of frog consumption, amphibian identification and state regulations.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Soto is Richardson’s best pupil.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pupil
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For communication purposes, phones can be valuable tools for students during the school day, according to Toch.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Sakura MurakamiBloomberg Success Meet a 23-year-old electrician who was a 'good student' but skipped college to join Gen Z's blue-collar revolution.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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After the Great Black Migration in the 1920s, our city was one of the centers of the Ku Klux Klan’s revival as the strongest populist movement of the decade, claiming 5 million adherents, with 50,000 in Chicago alone.—
Jackson Potter,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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To adherents, Nakamoto is considered a hero who empowered individuals to take back control of money.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
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Emirati youth delegations visited Israel; Israeli and Emirati scholars co-presented their work at conferences all over Abu Dhabi; and festive meals were served following the Jewish and Islamic dietary laws when Passover and Ramadan overlapped.—
Monica Marks,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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Baskin, a scholar of Rabbinic literature and former president of the Association for Jewish Studies, here offers a straightforward, clear introduction to the field of Jewish Studies in the United States and Canada, covering many of the key aspects and issues.—
Josh Lambert,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Sep. 2025
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Domènec Sugrañes, one of Gaudí’s disciples, was named the site’s next architect.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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The relationships of House of McQueen’s hero to his mother (Emily Skinner) and his early disciple, patron, and confidante, the great fashion-world fairy godmother Isabella Blow (Catherine LeFrere), are sketched with similar thinness.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her authenticity and beauty content attracted millions of followers and high-profile brand partnerships.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Employers increasingly wonder whether campuses are cultivating independent thinkers or just cautious followers.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Pupil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pupil. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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