Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preppies
Noun
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Olive Branch students James Jones, Michael Waite and Paul Campbell III won Golden Key awards for their pieces.—
From staff reports,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
9 Feb. 2026 -
As part of an effort to cut degrees without a certain number of graduates, IU Indianapolis eliminated its bachelor’s degree in ASL interpreting and is no longer accepting new students.—
Claire Rafford,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Articles supporting the city’s democracy movement, including antigovernment protests that rocked the city in 2019, attracted many pro-democracy readers.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Bezos’ move to scale back coverage in the opinion section and install a more centrist, Trump-curious crop of editors and writers frustrated the paper’s remaining readers.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Of the current Emory undergraduates who are residents of the state, 95% of them were using HOPE or Zell Miller to help pay for school.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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People often complain—and rightly so—that the typical exercise science study involves a half-dozen male undergraduates who follow some sort of workout routine for a couple of weeks.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
30 Jan. 2026
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