as in student
a person enrolled in a college or university who has not yet earned a degree
a group of college undergraduates
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Recent Examples of undergraduate
Emily Carlson went through Xavier's teacher training program as an undergraduate student and spent lots of time learning at the lab school.
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Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
International students make up 18% of undergraduates at U. of C., and 32% of the total student body, according to the bond documents.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
By current standards, parents of dependent undergraduates can also borrow up to the full cost of attendance each year.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 16 July 2025
Williams grew interested in the relationship between space and time as an undergraduate but never found an opportunity to work on it until last year.
—Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 13 July 2025
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Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
International students make up 18% of undergraduates at U. of C., and 32% of the total student body, according to the bond documents.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
By current standards, parents of dependent undergraduates can also borrow up to the full cost of attendance each year.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 16 July 2025
Williams grew interested in the relationship between space and time as an undergraduate but never found an opportunity to work on it until last year.
—Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduate
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In 1997, Michael co-founded The Bette Davis Foundation with the goal of providing financial assistance to promising young acting students at Boston University.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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New students, get ready for the journey of your life.—
Micki Meyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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Elsewhere in Ohio, an international student at Kent State University and three postgraduate students reportedly had their visas revoked by the Trump administration.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Apr. 2025
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Those expenses included costs related to study abroad programs, postgraduate scholarships, vocational school scholarships, technology fees and other costs that are connected to education.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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But true seasonal scholars know autumn actually begins when Bath & Body Works drops their fall candle collection—and something inside us shifts.—
Katie Ann Lehman,
StyleCaster,
25 July 2025
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Who better to run the U.S. military than a Sapphic scholar from south of the border?—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
25 July 2025
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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