as in pupil
one who attends a school
a straight-A student at the local high school
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Recent Examples of student
The internship required Austin to write a research paper on first-generation college students and speak to classes about his experiences.
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
The Ivy League school in Connecticut offers some of the most generous financial aid in the country to lower-income students.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Then there’s the conversation happening in high school students’ group chats.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
His was the first arrest under President Donald Trump's crackdown on students who joined campus protests against the war in Gaza.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had said Khalil must be expelled from the country because his continued presence could harm American foreign policy.
—Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
The Ivy League school in Connecticut offers some of the most generous financial aid in the country to lower-income students.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Then there’s the conversation happening in high school students’ group chats.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
His was the first arrest under President Donald Trump's crackdown on students who joined campus protests against the war in Gaza.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had said Khalil must be expelled from the country because his continued presence could harm American foreign policy.
—Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for student
Noun
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The additional $575 per pupil, which would start in the 2026-27 school year, will help maintain class sizes, sustain academic programming and strengthen financial stability, said Superintendent Barbara Duffrin.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
1 June 2025
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And the pupils of the contact-wearing mice constricted in response to infrared light, while brain imaging showed the visual processing centers reacting to it as well.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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But few scholars have explored another trend: The growing number of people who’ve found that bonding with their pets becomes a spiritual experience.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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Utilizing the museum’s world-class library and archives, visitors can explore nearly every region and historic period of Asia and the Islamic world, and scholars will find value in exemplary objects as springboards for research.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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“Student.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/student. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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