1
as in student
one who attends a school
generally there are 20 pupils in each class
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as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
to pupils of the philosopher Henry David Thoreau, the shores of Walden Pond are hallowed ground
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Recent Examples of pupil
Soto is Richardson’s best pupil.
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The state spends around $91,000 per New College pupil compared to an average of about $10,000 for students at other state-run institutions.
—Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
One reason why per-pupil spending is so fluid is because Wisconsin continues to lose students.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
The caption, posted via hashtag, suggests the cat may have anisocoria—a condition that causes one pupil to be a different size than the other.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The state spends around $91,000 per New College pupil compared to an average of about $10,000 for students at other state-run institutions.
—Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
One reason why per-pupil spending is so fluid is because Wisconsin continues to lose students.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
The caption, posted via hashtag, suggests the cat may have anisocoria—a condition that causes one pupil to be a different size than the other.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pupil
Noun
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For child care providers who offer pre-K programming, ESAs are an opportunity to help stabilize a sector that’s been competing with public schools for enrollment of these students.—
Lina Ruiz
September 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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The students spent about three months gathering data, interviewing dozens of sources and writing and editing stories under the guidance of a former Star reporter now teaching at Notre Dame.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
8 Sep. 2025
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After the Great Black Migration in the 1920s, our city was one of the centers of the Ku Klux Klan’s revival as the strongest populist movement of the decade, claiming 5 million adherents, with 50,000 in Chicago alone.—
Jackson Potter,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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To adherents, Nakamoto is considered a hero who empowered individuals to take back control of money.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Multiple rights experts and scholars say Israel's military assault on Gaza amounts to genocide.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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An outer wall of the exhibit includes commentary through the centuries from great poets and scholars about the awe-inspiring site.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
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Over 20 years, Belichick disciples became prone to treating players as disposable assets instead of human beings they are supposed to both employ and empower.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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The list of actors playing Jesus and his disciples includes Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Andrea Martin and Dave Thomas, plus musical director Paul Shaffer, all of whom would go on to have renowned careers on stage and screen.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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With 254,000 followers on Instagram, Bambi is well-loved by her online community—something that gives her owner joy.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The mother-daughter business, which boasts more than 17,000 Instagram followers, began in 2024 when Sara Janusik thought of starting a mobile coffee shop.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Pupil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pupil. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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