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Recent Examples of bachelor
His background includes a bachelor’s degree from Emory University with a double major in music and business and a master’s degree in jazz studies from Georgia State University.
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Mike Jordan, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Rothman holds a bachelor’s degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee and a law degree from Harvard University.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Those enrollment quotas are 10 graduates for an associate degree, 15 for a bachelor's, seven for a master's and three for a doctorate or education specialist degree.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
The college, developed in partnership with Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University to offer both bachelor’s and master’s degrees, covers screenplay writing, editing, photography, acting and direction, with students specializing after two years.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
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Mike Jordan, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Rothman holds a bachelor’s degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee and a law degree from Harvard University.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Those enrollment quotas are 10 graduates for an associate degree, 15 for a bachelor's, seven for a master's and three for a doctorate or education specialist degree.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
The college, developed in partnership with Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University to offer both bachelor’s and master’s degrees, covers screenplay writing, editing, photography, acting and direction, with students specializing after two years.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bachelor
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The cast’s sole survivor is Jessica Hecht, who pours miraculous warmth and complexity into her faintly insulting role as Colleen, the head teller, a morally upright spinster goosed by her flirtation with Sonny and the spotlight.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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There would be some updates—instead of a spinster, my protagonist, Clemence Lathbury, is a divorcee.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This British production from Hammer Films and director Roy Ward Baker showcases moon maidens, old-fashioned lunar shootouts, buggy chases, and an ex-astronaut turned mercenary salvager trying to snag a 6000-pound sapphire asteroid from orbit for a billionaire industrialist.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The 24-year-old American is trying to become the first player since Craig Perks in 2002 to win in his Players Championship debut, and the first to make The Players his maiden career title on this tour since Tim Clark 16 years ago.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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In addition to luring large parties for bachelor and bachelorette gatherings, Play Sporting Lounge plans to host a variety of corporate events as well.—
Connie Ogle
April 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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News of their split surfaced just days after Sarah Jane’s bachelorette weekend in the Bahamas.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Jol just wants to be an artist on the continent with his soul mate, the former lady’s maid.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Beetz stars as Asia, a young woman who turns up on the stoop of a high-end Manhattan apartment building, the Virgil, answering an ad for a maid job.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Bachelor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bachelor. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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