schoolkid

Definition of schoolkidnext

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Recent Examples of schoolkid The latter film explores the dramatic effort to save a group of schoolkids stranded in a cable car in a remote area of Northern Pakistan after a high-tension wire snapped, leaving them dangling almost a thousand feet above a valley. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026 Change affects nearly 30 million schoolkids The new rules will change meals served to about 30 million students enrolled in the National School Lunch Program. Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026 Georgie politely declined the various maple-syrup treats but happily headed to the hill where the schoolkids were. Rivka Galchen, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Mar. 2023 The plazas hum with life when local schoolkids stop by or there are neighborhood festivals, such as the Undiscovered SF gathering last weekend that celebrated Filipino culture. San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for schoolkid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolkid
Noun
  • Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • As Prime Minister, Howard—a lifelong conservative who has lived abroad once, campaigning for the Tories in London—was known for having an almost schoolboy zeal for the job.
    Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • During The Huns’ audition at the Cellar, Nugent was standing next to club owner/promoter Paul Sampson, who was skeptical of the group’s Catholic schoolboy looks — braces, short haircuts and all.
    Chris Placek, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Now, Davison will be sending her soon-to-be kindergartner to a private school.
    Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
  • With a teacher husband at home, five kids that include a teenage son who is now towering over everyone in the house (and, apparently, eating said entire house), two teenage daughters, a preteen daughter, and a very loud kindergartener, there is no escape.
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Two years later, The Mirror, which follows a schoolgirl navigating Tehran alone, took top festival prizes.
    Madison Darbyshire, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Despite being a high achiever, Veena Dinavahi struggled with anxiety and depression as an adolescent.
    Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • These provisions also do not guarantee that an adolescent will be granted an exception.
    Sunaya Krishnapura, STAT, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • For a preschooler, the cost was $1,121 at a home and $1,271 at a center.
    Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Community cohesion Kolya, a preschooler, is just learning how to plant with the advice of the school’s gardeners.
    Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Neither bride nor groom have kids from previous relationships out of wedlock.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Jake’s analysis found that the UK’s intervention may run all summer, with media plurality issues around news plus kids’ channels portfolios in the spotlight.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 July 2026

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“Schoolkid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolkid. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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