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
With less access to scholarships and aid, some students may elect to choose a different path of study, potentially sinking enrollment below the quotas set by the law enacted last year.
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 9 Jan. 2026
School officials said the bus was transporting third-grade students back from a school trip to the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City when the incident occurred.
—Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Without question, Bardot expanded the appeal of international films from cinephiles and college students.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Blanton Elementary is designed to serve about 800 to 900 students but only has 456 students enrolled.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Of course, on his watch, a majority of California students still can’t read or do math at grade-appropriate levels and now many of the incoming students in our prestigious University of California system can’t either.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
There will be tremendous opportunities for students to create exhibits, develop programming and operate a museum.
—Dorothy Jenkins Fields, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Eight students and an adult driver were injured in a crash involving a school bus and an SUV in Montgomery County on Wednesday, an Arkansas State Police spokesperson said.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
As a childless person who doesn’t teach I’ve been happily unaware that, due to standardized testing requirements that favor close reads of excerpts over whole books, there’s an entire generation of students who have very little contextual framework for the literature they’re being taught in school.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for students
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Two female teachers find themselves at the center of a scandal when one of their pupils accuses them of having a love affair.—
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The state also saw 4,395 fewer Latino students enroll in schools this academic year compared to the 2024-25 school year, which is when the population’s enrollment jumped by 8,722 pupils from the previous year.—
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The phrase also sometimes is used as a battle cry and has been employed by those with a nefarious agenda to instill fear of anyone who utters it and to raise concerns about Islam itself, according to Muslim scholars and civil rights advocates.—
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The museum, focused on the arts, history and technology, will draw tourists and scholars from around the world.—
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“Students.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/students. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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