major in
phrasal verb
majored in; majoring in; majors in
US, of a college or university student
: to have (a specified subject) as one's main subject of study
plans to major in history
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Tomancik majored in history and minored in military history, and Helm is an anthropology major.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
As a major in the Virginia provincial militia, Washington wanted the assignment to deliver Dinwiddie’s demand that the French retreat.
—Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
For her part, Amodei majored in literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
She is set to graduate from Northern State University this spring with a double major in psychology and criminal justice and a minor in legal studies.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
As a major in the Virginia provincial militia, Washington wanted the assignment to deliver Dinwiddie’s demand that the French retreat.
—Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2026
For her part, Amodei majored in literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
She is set to graduate from Northern State University this spring with a double major in psychology and criminal justice and a minor in legal studies.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Major in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20in. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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