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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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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The air kiss and Trump's schoolboy grin show a glimpse of the sparks still there.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article A Queens subway rider busted for sprawling across more than one seat was then linked to several recent frightening crimes against women, including groping three schoolgirls, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Based on a novel by Joan Lindsey, the film is about a group of schoolgirls who, on Valentine’s Day in 1900, go to a remote scenic outcropping to spend the day.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
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Jeanette was a great cook, enjoyed family gatherings, was unbeatable at Trivial Pursuit and Scrabble, was an avid reader and liked crossword puzzles.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The journal helped introduce Anglophone readers to postwar German thinkers like Theodore Adorno and Walter Benjamin, often by translating their work into English for the first time.—
Clay Risen,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, the school’s library will feature books authored by Russell to inspire future generations of students.—
Andy Scholes,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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But schools with majorities of Black and Latino students tend to have fewer resources, more teacher shortages and fewer Advanced Placement class options.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
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Wealthier states such as New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut receive the least federal funding per pupil, often below $2,500.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Illinois has some of the highest spending levels per pupil in the nation.—
Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributor,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 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 20 Feb. 2025.
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