as in pupil
one who attends a school
a straight-A student at the local high school
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For example, problem one asks students to imagine a triangular grid of dots (like a triangular pegboard) and figure out how to cover all the dots using exactly n straight lines.
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Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2025
Regardless of the cause, the effects were devastating: Some students decided to delay college or forgo it altogether.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 20 July 2025
Florida students and teachers are doing their best under the worst of circumstances.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2025
The El Dorado School District conducted a similar program last year for students in kindergarten through fourth grade.
—Edward McKinnon, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2025
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Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2025
Regardless of the cause, the effects were devastating: Some students decided to delay college or forgo it altogether.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 20 July 2025
Florida students and teachers are doing their best under the worst of circumstances.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2025
The El Dorado School District conducted a similar program last year for students in kindergarten through fourth grade.
—Edward McKinnon, arkansasonline.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for student
Noun
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Enrollment has now reached 500 pupils at Arabee Aradiwiya, including 120 displaced and refugee children.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Farmington reported spending a little under $20,200 per pupil in 2022-23, and its enrollment currently hovers around 4,100.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
22 July 2025
Noun
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But true seasonal scholars know autumn actually begins when Bath & Body Works drops their fall candle collection—and something inside us shifts.—
Katie Ann Lehman,
StyleCaster,
25 July 2025
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International conferences dedicated to the genre attract dancers, musicians and scholars from around the world.—
Wilfredo José Burgos Matos,
The Conversation,
25 July 2025
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“Student.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/student. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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