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student

[stood-nt, styood-] / ˈstud nt, ˈstyud- /
NOUN
person actively learning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
graduate junior pupil scholar undergraduate
STRONG
apprentice disciple docent grad learner novice observer registrant schoolchild skill sophomore undergrad
WEAK
first-year student
Antonyms
WEAK
professor teacher

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From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

One student explained, “Even if it wasn’t us, even if it wasn’t our family, we still feel it in our heart that it was someone who got taken, someone close to us.”

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

Federally backed student loans and mortgages are seeing increased defaults.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

He later studied computer science as a post-graduate student at CSU-Dominguez Hills.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

“With Adek? Who lied about being the top student when it was you?”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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