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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Salmon remembers the day, 20 years ago, when the schoolboy Aina came to Chelsea’s attention… LTD stands for Little Thurrock Dynamos.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Imola’s considerable power comes from the 6-liter twin-turbo V12 engineered and built in collaboration with the naughty schoolboys of Affalterbach, Mercedes-AMG.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Thomas posted a photo to his social media account on Monday, portraying Reese as one of the nine Black schoolgirls who were able to attend an all-White school in Arkansas following the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that ended segregation in public schools.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2025
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Once, as a schoolgirl, Sherald saw a large-scale painting at the Columbus Museum that showed a Black man standing proudly outside a small brick house; it was painted by Bartlett, who is white.—
Deborah Solomon,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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And that, dear reader, is where the danger list comes in.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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These peers became my first readers, accountability buddies, and partners in promoting my book.—
Jaclyn Westlake,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
Noun
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And with 66 colleges/universities available, there’s something for just about every student.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security terminated nearly $3 million in grants to Harvard after the university defied a list of demands that included discontinuing its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, reforming student discipline policies and implementing a mask ban.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
Noun
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The crew attached the blade to a steel cable, which was rigged to stop a quarter inch away from his pupil.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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In a filmed confrontation between the two, the Megalopolis actor reportedly slams his fist on a table and yells at his pupil before throwing him against the wall, according to Variety and Vanity Fair.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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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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But among day students, Heff was something of an aristocrat.—
Mark Oppenheimer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Oct. 2024
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“Schoolchild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolchild. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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