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Recent Examples of truant
Emily Donaldson,
San Antonio Express-News,
16 Feb. 2026
In Kentucky, a 2024 law requiring court referrals for truant students led to a surge of families pulling their children out of public schools to homeschool, rather than face legal consequences.
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Jon England,
Mercury News,
2 Dec. 2025
The Moorhead Resource team steps in when students are at risk of being expelled or becoming truant to create a plan to address any underlying issues.
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Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
School personnel also would be prohibited from referring truant students to police to be ticketed as punishment.
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Jodi S. Cohen,
ProPublica,
29 May 2025
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Adjective
In a late January social media post, district officials said any student participating in a walkout would be considered truant and given an unexcused absence.
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Emily Donaldson,
San Antonio Express-News,
16 Feb. 2026
In Kentucky, a 2024 law requiring court referrals for truant students led to a surge of families pulling their children out of public schools to homeschool, rather than face legal consequences.
—
Jon England,
Mercury News,
2 Dec. 2025
The Moorhead Resource team steps in when students are at risk of being expelled or becoming truant to create a plan to address any underlying issues.
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Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
School personnel also would be prohibited from referring truant students to police to be ticketed as punishment.
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Jodi S. Cohen,
ProPublica,
29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truant
Adjective
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The advisory infrastructure to prevent this outcome is largely absent at the small business level.
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Twenty-four assemblymembers and 15 senators did not cast a vote, though some of those lawmakers were absent from the vote.
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At the same time, the sounds of idling diesel work truck engines have replaced that of dozens of fire trucks that had been stationed there for days.
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The second album this year from metalcore pioneers Converge is named for a mysterious, pulsing, low-frequency ambient drone, likened by those who hear it to a diesel engine, an idling airplane, or a kind of inescapable torture.
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The entire day felt dehumanizing, as if her nearly eight years with the company, her medical problems and her physical pain had been reduced to nothing more than malingering and scattered incidents of tardiness.
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Goldstein, who did not return a message seeking comment, practices in Chicago and has lectured on the topic of malingering, according to a resume posted online.
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Great, for once the Leafs won’t bum me out!
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Some were drawn first to the language and its interna ideo, only to later realize the travel benefits involved; others had learned the language specifically to bum around.
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The City of Dallas will furlough city employees for three days to address a $30 million budget shortfall.
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Harvey furloughed about 40% of city workers in October after declaring a state of financial distress, including nearly half of the Fire Department.
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But, lucky for anyone who dawdled, many of the deals are still active.
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No time to dawdle while finding your credit score!
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The pigs that would soon enough become lunch lazed in the compost-pile mud in front of a five-star-hotel-worthy view of the Cretan Sea.
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The sense of just how much there is to do in this part of the world—the length of the scale between lazing and becoming ultra-active—is palpable.
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Don’t be fooled by their jaw-dropping price; the flats boast a luxe look thanks to their low profile and—of course—glove silhouette.
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The fluffy blooms on mimosa trees (Albizia julibrissin) look pretty in pink, but don’t be fooled by their dainty appearance.
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“Truant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truant. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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