as in schoolboy
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Recent Examples of schoolchild
Every Texas schoolchild deserves the best education possible.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
Go to Howe Caverns, the field-trip destination of every upstate New York schoolchild.
—Curbed Staff, Curbed, 22 Dec. 2023
The schoolchild innocence of the alphabet is juxtaposed with the violence and instability of the historical moment.
—Mark Nowak Anne Boyer, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
My bladder felt like an unruly schoolchild waiting for the final bell.
—Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
Go to Howe Caverns, the field-trip destination of every upstate New York schoolchild.
—Curbed Staff, Curbed, 22 Dec. 2023
The schoolchild innocence of the alphabet is juxtaposed with the violence and instability of the historical moment.
—Mark Nowak Anne Boyer, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
My bladder felt like an unruly schoolchild waiting for the final bell.
—Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schoolchild
Noun
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When a group of schoolboy cricketers founded the club in 1882, their choice of name was ‘Hotspur FC’.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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In September last year, a 10-year-old Japanese schoolboy was killed in a second knife attack near another Japanese school in the southern city of Shenzhen.—
Chris Lau,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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An 11-year-old schoolgirl from Texas has taken her own life after bullies threatened to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to deport her.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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The plummeting object missed her but hit a nearby house, killing a fifth-grade schoolgirl.—
Martin Fackler,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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What makes this particularly challenging is the polished, articulate nature of AI outputs, which can easily convince even discerning readers.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, another reader emphasized that the pot wasn’t hers to toss.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Besides Oklahoma, rules or bills have been introduced in the legislatures of at least four other states that seek to restrict undocumented children from attending public school for free or require proof of students’ or their parents’ citizenship.—
Gabe Gutierrez,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Barnard declined to discuss the status of the students involved, citing federal law and privacy concerns.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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The amount of money spent per pupil compared to other district programs was a key concern.—
Jim Drummond,
Orange County Register,
27 Feb. 2025
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During the same Cabinet hearing, Trump also made the false claim that the U.S. spends the most money per pupil than any other country in the world.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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March 13 was the last day students and teachers saw each other in the same building, a date etched in Rieger’s mind.—
Pat Stoetzer,
Baltimore Sun,
3 June 2020
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The Prince and Princess of Wales continue to remain based in Windsor, living at Adelaide Cottage within Windsor Great Park, and George, Charlotte and Louis are day students at the nearby Lambrook School.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
25 Nov. 2024
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“Schoolchild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolchild. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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