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Recent Examples of middle schooler
When Disney started to cast a new sitcom about a middle schooler secretly moonlighting as a pop star, Cyrus initially auditioned for the sidekick role, Lilly, who was ultimately played by Emily Osment.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
The middle schooler had been begging to opt out, citing headaches from the Chromebook screen and a dislike of the AI chatbot recently integrated into it.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
Entering her freshman year at Libertyville, Mary Minogue was an up-and-coming talent who had already qualified for state as a middle schooler competing against boys.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Authorities have not said what charges the middle schooler could face.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The pair first met when Crawford was a middle schooler participating in MLB’s Elite Development Invitational, where Davis was a coach.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The middle schooler's accomplice in the murder is revealed in episode 2.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
As a middle schooler, I got hooked on Cherry Coke.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The family of a Fort Worth middle schooler who was assaulted at school plans to appeal their case to the state education commissioner after the Fort Worth school board ruled against them Tuesday night.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
The middle schooler had been begging to opt out, citing headaches from the Chromebook screen and a dislike of the AI chatbot recently integrated into it.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
Entering her freshman year at Libertyville, Mary Minogue was an up-and-coming talent who had already qualified for state as a middle schooler competing against boys.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Authorities have not said what charges the middle schooler could face.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The pair first met when Crawford was a middle schooler participating in MLB’s Elite Development Invitational, where Davis was a coach.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The middle schooler's accomplice in the murder is revealed in episode 2.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
As a middle schooler, I got hooked on Cherry Coke.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The family of a Fort Worth middle schooler who was assaulted at school plans to appeal their case to the state education commissioner after the Fort Worth school board ruled against them Tuesday night.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle schooler
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The comic book movie told the classic origin story of high schooler Peter Parker (Garfield), who, thanks to being bitten by a radioactive spider, turns into the masked vigilante.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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In the 1986 John Hughes film, Broderick portrayed Ferris Bueller, a happy-go-lucky high schooler who decides to take the day off, and magically has everything go his way.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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As a prerequisite, undergraduates also make a commitment to teach at an at-risk school in the state for five years.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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The semi-autobiographical book chronicles the derailing life of Esther Greenwood, a talented undergraduate student who begins an internship with a New York City magazine.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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Neither child has been publicly identified, though the 5-year-old boy was a kindergartener at Timberline Elementary, Principal Mary Bowens wrote in a Wednesday email to parents.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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White paper over a white tablecloth, pinned there like mittens on a kindergartner’s coat.—
Mike Sutter,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Feb. 2026
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At the time he was detained, Contreras was a freshman at Ellis Preparatory Academy in Marble Hill, a school that caters to older newcomers who want to continue studying and go to college.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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With a lot of pressure on A&M to perform after a down year in 2025, relying on a true freshman at a critical position is definitely a gamble.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Led by a freshman Ray Allen, juniors Donny and Donyell Marshall and Kevin Ollie, and freshman Doron Sheffer, these Huskies went 27-4 in the regular season and 16-2 in the Big East, earning the regular season conference title.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2026
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Valparaiso’s team, all three of them juniors, focused on limiting fossil fuels’ impact on the environment, while Chesterton’s team, all of them seniors, drilled home the impact on water scarcity when data centers are concentrated in areas where sufficient green energy sources are available.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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If the paths for getting there—which may include postgraduate study in a doctoral program or professional school—are diminishing, then college itself will follow suit.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Give me the grizzled wisdom and experience of someone in their 50s or 60s; give me Esther Perel and Orna Guralnik; give me someone with a postgraduate certificate in relationship counseling at the very least.—
Zing Tsjeng,
Vogue,
26 Dec. 2025
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With shooting splits around 47/36/87, the sophomore is on pace for a national profile in the next two years.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Still, there’s plenty to improve, which is part of the reason why Evans stuck around for his sophomore year at Duke rather than head to the NBA after his freshman year like Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel did.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Middle schooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20schooler. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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