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a person in the second year of high school or college
She's a sophomore in high school.
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Recent Examples of sophomore
And in the biggest moments at Valley College in the City Open Division girls’ final, the sophomore defender’s goal was the difference.
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Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Colombe made a lineup switch, taking out 6-foot-9 sophomore center Jeffrey Hassan and replacing him with Gipson, who sparked the Knights to a 66-56 comeback victory.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
The former Alabama Crimson Tide golfer also won the 2023 U.S. Amateur as a sophomore.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The sophomore release rose as high as No. 3, while both Led Zeppelin and Four Symbols have already taken turns at No. 1.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Colombe made a lineup switch, taking out 6-foot-9 sophomore center Jeffrey Hassan and replacing him with Gipson, who sparked the Knights to a 66-56 comeback victory.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
The former Alabama Crimson Tide golfer also won the 2023 U.S. Amateur as a sophomore.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
The sophomore release rose as high as No. 3, while both Led Zeppelin and Four Symbols have already taken turns at No. 1.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sophomore
Noun
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The redshirt freshman has been a consistent bright spot since entering the starting lineup in December, and he’s really rounded into form over the last month.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article BLOOMINGTON — When Nico Ronchetti arrived at Joliet Catholic as a freshman in 2021, the school had never won a state trophy in wrestling.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Arakawa, three decades Hackman’s junior, was a classical pianist.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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The two reacquainted when Williams, a native of Kansas City, Mo., transferred to Country Day as a junior.—
Noah Perkins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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Besides Oklahoma, rules or bills have been introduced in the legislatures of at least four other states that seek to restrict undocumented children from attending public school for free or require proof of students’ or their parents’ citizenship.—
Gabe Gutierrez,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine displayed videos on X of masked students in a hallway beating on drums and chanting on megaphones.—
Christina Shaw,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Sophomore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sophomore. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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