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as in students
one who attends a school
generally there are 20 pupils in each class
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as in adherents
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 pupils
Past attempts to teach people to spot AI faces have focused on training viewers to look for visual glitches or statistical fingerprints left behind by a particular image generator, such as a wonky ear or an eye with two pupils.
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Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
29 June 2026
The Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes, found that in 2025, just 36% of white British pupils on free school meals achieve a Grade 4 or above in English and Maths GCSE, compared with 72% of non-free school meal pupils.
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Will Barker,
TheWeek,
29 June 2026
Its automatic mode finds the eyes and yields well-delineated, jet-black pupils.
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Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
29 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
Affected babies may show symptoms including constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelid, sluggish pupils, low muscle tone, difficulty sucking and swallowing, weak or altered crying, difficulty breathing, and generalized weakness.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Other symptoms include constipation, drooping eyelids, sluggish pupils and a weak cry.
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Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Here’s the latest harrowing dispatch from the frontlines of education, as yet another higher education instructor laments that his pupils literally can’t read.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
Sam MacDonald,
Scientific American,
29 June 2026
The Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes, found that in 2025, just 36% of white British pupils on free school meals achieve a Grade 4 or above in English and Maths GCSE, compared with 72% of non-free school meal pupils.
—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
29 June 2026
Its automatic mode finds the eyes and yields well-delineated, jet-black pupils.
—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
29 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
Affected babies may show symptoms including constipation, poor feeding, drooping eyelid, sluggish pupils, low muscle tone, difficulty sucking and swallowing, weak or altered crying, difficulty breathing, and generalized weakness.
—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Other symptoms include constipation, drooping eyelids, sluggish pupils and a weak cry.
—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Here’s the latest harrowing dispatch from the frontlines of education, as yet another higher education instructor laments that his pupils literally can’t read.
—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pupils
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The annual cap for graduate students is $20,500, with a total cap of $100,000.
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Also, the Grad PLUS loan, which allowed professional and graduate students to borrow up to cost of attendance, will be eliminated.
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But the belief died hard, and photography spurred its adherents on.
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In 1619, the Calvinists outlawed their practices, driving adherents underground or into exile.
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In recent years, thanks to the work of scholars, artists, and local activists, public awareness of the violence of 1898 has increased.
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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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Throughout the journey, Pfendler documented life alone at sea for hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, sharing the physical and mental challenges of crossing one of the world's largest oceans.
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His gift for lyrics that were both deeply humane and sharply critical has endured for generations, inspiring followers such as Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.
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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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“Pupils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pupils. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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