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student

noun

ˈstü-dᵊnt

Definition of student

as in pupil

one who attends a school a straight-A student at the local high school

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Recent Examples of student The student is at the reunification center waiting to be reunited with his parents, aunt Mindy Corely said. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 He was especially encouraged by conversations with current Cornell students, who said the campus needs more people who are appalled by the current news. — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 The shooting also sparked criticism of the shopping center, with Mayor Brandon Scott calling out the Popeye's for serving the students during school hours, which is a finable offense in the city. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Within that same year, researcher Nicholas Spanos and graduate student Jack Gottlieb published a rebuttal in Science, dismantling Caporael’s argument point by point. — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for student

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Wearing impractical stilettos and clutching a massive Stanley cup, Trina is introduced to her new pupils.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Initially driven by high school pupils, teachers, higher education students and trade unions have since joined the ranks of the protests.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

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The scholar Colin Burrow, discussing Helen Vendler recently, described the goal of criticism as telling other people how good something is.

— Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
Sabrina came from a high-status family of scholars, and Phillip, the struggling musician and child of butchers, wasn’t enough for her family.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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