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
The annual cap for graduate students is $20,500, with a total cap of $100,000.
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Madeline Luebkert,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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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Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
Some students going back to school in August can kiss their cellphones goodbye during the day, thanks to one of the hundreds of new laws going into effect in Georgia on July 1.
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David Wickert,
AJC.com,
1 July 2026
No students or staff were in the building when the remains were uncovered, as school ended for the summer on Friday and the school was closed for construction, police said.
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Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
As the ship navigated back into the Chesapeake Bay for its journey to Baltimore, 1st Class Cadet Levi Edmonds taught some younger students how to navigate using pen and paper.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Madeline Luebkert,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Also, the Grad PLUS loan, which allowed professional and graduate students to borrow up to cost of attendance, will be eliminated.
—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
Some students going back to school in August can kiss their cellphones goodbye during the day, thanks to one of the hundreds of new laws going into effect in Georgia on July 1.
—
David Wickert,
AJC.com,
1 July 2026
No students or staff were in the building when the remains were uncovered, as school ended for the summer on Friday and the school was closed for construction, police said.
—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
As the ship navigated back into the Chesapeake Bay for its journey to Baltimore, 1st Class Cadet Levi Edmonds taught some younger students how to navigate using pen and paper.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for students
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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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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.
Noun
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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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