EXCHANGE STUDENT Synonyms: 29 Similar Words

exchange student

noun

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as in day student

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Recent Examples of exchange student The actress, who played the sultry exchange student Nadia in the 1999 hit, packed her bags at the end of 2016 and never looked back. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026 Despite a background in modeling, the actress noted that playing the sultry exchange student was a challenge. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026 Best Overall Japan Travel Essentials In high school, my sister’s best friend was an exchange student from Japan. — Elaina Verhoff, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026 The collaboration was sparked by Adrian Sauer, a JGU Mainz exchange student who introduced the Kyushu team to materials long studied in Germany. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exchange student

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Noun

Of the high school students, 161 are boarders, 23 are day students.

— Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
Prince George, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, began at Lambrook when their family moved from London to Windsor in 2022, enrolling as day students at the private school in Berkshire.

— Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Davis, who attended Blue Valley North, was named Big 12 freshman of the week nine consecutive times.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
The senators cited a fall 2025 UC San Diego faculty work group paper that found about 1 in 12 incoming UCSD freshmen were testing below high school math standards, a share that the report said grew nearly thirtyfold since 2020.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of freshman

Noun

Learning to read and write cursive was once a rite of passage for practically every American schoolchild.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

Definition of schoolchild

Noun

The couple's home is near the former San Francisco Art Institute, where prominent sculptor Ralph Stackpole taught for decades — leading Gittelsohn to believe the piece may have a connection to him or one of his students.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Your stories are a great reminder of what sports teaches high school students about life.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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