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Recent Examples of schoolchild
Every Texas schoolchild deserves the best education possible.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
Go to Howe Caverns, the field-trip destination of every upstate New York schoolchild.
—Curbed Staff, Curbed, 22 Dec. 2023
The schoolchild innocence of the alphabet is juxtaposed with the violence and instability of the historical moment.
—Mark Nowak Anne Boyer, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
My bladder felt like an unruly schoolchild waiting for the final bell.
—Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
Go to Howe Caverns, the field-trip destination of every upstate New York schoolchild.
—Curbed Staff, Curbed, 22 Dec. 2023
The schoolchild innocence of the alphabet is juxtaposed with the violence and instability of the historical moment.
—Mark Nowak Anne Boyer, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
My bladder felt like an unruly schoolchild waiting for the final bell.
—Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolchild
Noun
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Vince was a good schoolboy footballer, represented County Durham and went on trial with Middlesbrough, the club his son would later coach.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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As a young schoolboy, Davidson was often cruelly stigmatized because no one had bothered to diagnose his disorder.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The al-Roj camp also houses Shamima Begum, the London schoolgirl who ran away at the age of 15 to join ISIS in 2015 and was subsequently stripped of her British citizenship.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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An only child of negligent parents, Mihich identified with the Roald Dahl character Matilda, a precocious schoolgirl who learns to fend for herself against sometimes cruel adults.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Since then, readers and critics have looked to each of his new novels to reinvigorate the form.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Marcet’s intention was certainly not to disturb the religious faith of her young readers, most of whom would have been raised on a literal understanding of the biblical creation story.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Another effort will be going into local schools to make sure students understand that a simple mistake can be the start of something tragic for everyone in the mountain communities.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Spring Break Gala serves as the nonprofit’s signature fundraiser, supporting students, schools and AmeriCorps members across Los Angeles.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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Actor Marlon Brando and sportscaster Brent Musburger are former pupils.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The blank walls stared at her, vacant pinholes made by previous tenants peering down like dark, shrunken pupils.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Currently, each school district can decide how many hours of a school day students can miss and still be counted as present.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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The Prince and Princess of Wales continue to remain based in Windsor, living at Adelaide Cottage within Windsor Great Park, and George, Charlotte and Louis are day students at the nearby Lambrook School.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
25 Nov. 2024
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“Schoolchild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolchild. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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