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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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The Texas college student casually referenced Luigi Mangione, the accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, during an online conversation with producers of “The Last Invention” podcast, according to screenshots shared with The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Back on campus, Friday is settling down as a student.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Ayala was an honors student at South Pasadena High School, but he wasn’t interested in college.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

"Physiologically, macrophages can handle cholesterol metabolism," said Ivan Salladay-Perez, first author of the new study and a graduate student in the Covarrubias lab.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

Shaking my head to rid myself of the storm cloud that seemed to have settled around my shoulders ever since my run-in with Little Miss Fitz, I hurried toward the student dorms.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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