as in freshman
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Recent Examples of undergrad
Couplet was just a seed of an idea that popped into Skolnick’s mind five years ago when the Los Angeles native was a UCLA undergrad studying computer science.
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Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Then there's the outright elimination of subsidized Stafford loans for undergrads and PLUS loans for graduate students starting July 1, 2026.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Plenty of locals, alumni and other curious students have no doubt heard of DBU, but with an undergraduate enrollment of just over 2,800 in 2024, the private college is dwarfed in size by UT Austin, which enrolls over 42,000 undergrads as of the fall 2023 semester.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
The review cites a 2013 Florida State University study where 100 undergrads were given anagrams to work out.
—Justin Pot, Popular Science, 14 May 2025
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Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Then there's the outright elimination of subsidized Stafford loans for undergrads and PLUS loans for graduate students starting July 1, 2026.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Plenty of locals, alumni and other curious students have no doubt heard of DBU, but with an undergraduate enrollment of just over 2,800 in 2024, the private college is dwarfed in size by UT Austin, which enrolls over 42,000 undergrads as of the fall 2023 semester.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
The review cites a 2013 Florida State University study where 100 undergrads were given anagrams to work out.
—Justin Pot, Popular Science, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergrad
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With the air at its thickest and the nerves at their highest level, freshman relief pitcher Cambria Salmon walked in the first run and then threw a wild pitch for run number two, 2-0 Red Raiders.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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But if a third game is required, the pressure will be on freshman Tate DeRias (2-3, 5.77).—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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Watching and learning as a junior paid off when St. Laurence coach Teagan Walsh noticed.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Key Background Hernandez, a junior at California’s Jurupa Valley High School, shared first place in the high jump and triple jump and second place in the long jump events at Saturday’s state track and field competition.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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After a softer-than-expected debut last weekend, Sony’s Karate Kid: Legends is falling off 57 percent or more in it sophomore outing to $8.7 million from 3,859 sites for a muted domestic tally of $35.4 million through Sudany.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2025
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Asuma, a sophomore from Cherry, Minn., is the only returning player who got any playing time in Ben Johnson’s final year as head coach in 2024-25.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
6 June 2025
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The center will also support students through research programs for undergraduates and high schoolers, plus nursing scholarships.—
Florida International University,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2025
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About 1,500 undergraduates were enrolled at Hartford as of the fall of 2024. UConn already planned its first residence hall in Hartford on Pratt Street for up to 200 — to be completed by the fall of 2026.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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Grapevine’s greatest asset is arguably its experience — several of the upperclassmen who were on the state championship team in 2024 know the value of remaining calm during tough moments.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 June 2025
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All of which points to Summers eying a trifecta of golds as an upperclassman, as his goal is to sweep triple jump, long jump and high jump titles in 1A the next two years.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
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“Undergrad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergrad. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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