as in pupils
one who attends a school
a straight-A student at the local high school
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Recent Examples of students
According to Fairweather, college towns could become cheaper for students, faculty, and staff members if more inventory becomes available.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The shooting left two students dead and 21 people injured.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
During their conversation, before an audience of university students and faculty members, Kim asked Schwarzenegger about his reaction to the murder of the conservative activist on a Utah university campus last week.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Kerouac’s quintessential chronicle of the Beat Generation in the 1950s, along with hundreds of other titles, was not available for students to read.
—James B. Blasingame, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2025
To this day, traditional schools have yet to come up with a model to identify and teach students with moderate to severe dyslexia.
—Laura Cassidy, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
College attendance is considered its own risk factor for infection, and many states—including Florida—require the meningococcal vaccine for students living on campus.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Its enrollment last year was 2,624 students, the university reported, 43% of whom were Black.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Hours after the shooting at Utah Valley University, officers with machine guns patrolled the campus as students began to process their shock.
—Melissa Galbraith, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The shooting left two students dead and 21 people injured.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
During their conversation, before an audience of university students and faculty members, Kim asked Schwarzenegger about his reaction to the murder of the conservative activist on a Utah university campus last week.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Kerouac’s quintessential chronicle of the Beat Generation in the 1950s, along with hundreds of other titles, was not available for students to read.
—James B. Blasingame, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2025
To this day, traditional schools have yet to come up with a model to identify and teach students with moderate to severe dyslexia.
—Laura Cassidy, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
College attendance is considered its own risk factor for infection, and many states—including Florida—require the meningococcal vaccine for students living on campus.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Its enrollment last year was 2,624 students, the university reported, 43% of whom were Black.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Hours after the shooting at Utah Valley University, officers with machine guns patrolled the campus as students began to process their shock.
—Melissa Galbraith, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for students
Noun
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For the test, your provider will place drops in your pupils to dilate (widen) them, which gives a clearer view of your eye structures.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
10 Sep. 2025
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Over three years, the curriculum has been tested in 30 local authorities from Shetland to Dumfries and Galloway, reaching more than 6,000 pupils.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The scholars included a variety of specialists, including experts in the text of the Quran, jurisprudence, and calligraphy.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Sep. 2025
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Multiple rights experts and scholars say Israel's military assault on Gaza amounts to genocide.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Students.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/students. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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