STUDENTS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

students

noun

plural of student

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 Tuesday was the first day of school for students in Grand Junction, and the western Colorado school district shared a statement during the day about the tragic car accident over the weekend that claimed the lives of several students. — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 As well as reigniting debate about gun control in Thailand, the shooting has put a focus on mental health for students and young people. — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 Latinos are 16% of Georgia’s K-12 students — substantially more than their 11% share of the state’s overall population. — Deborah Santiago, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Berkeley faculty and students will work alongside Applied engineers on semiconductor materials and process technologies tied to AI computing. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026 Thousands of freshman students at the University of Michigan will not see letter grades on their report cards next fall. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 More cleaning and moving companies are providing their services to students. — Grey Battle, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2026 Every semester, students walked into my classroom with different levels of confidence, experience and direction. — Valerie McGehee, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Block scheduling can also mean older students don’t need every textbook every day. — Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

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Moreover, pupils get the chance to gain hands-on experience with opportunities to take photography classes in Scotland and study social media in Tokyo.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
One of the drivers for the budget reduction is the decreasing number of students attending traditional public schools, which has been declining for two decades and is set to drop by another 8,000 pupils this school year, to 217,100.

— Austin Horn August 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of pupils

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The federal government should not determine what faculty may research, what students may believe, what ideas may be debated in classrooms, or what conclusions scholars may reach.

— David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Judges for the Indiana Authors Awards included former winners, writers, educators, scholars, local bookstore owners, and librarians.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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