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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upperclassmen
Noun
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Fabulous freshmen Keaton Wagler and David Mirkovic combined for just 11 points in that game.—
Ryan Baker,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026 -
The limit is predicated on the idea that athletes should finish their collegiate careers around the same time as their classmates and shouldn’t hold roster spots that would otherwise go to incoming freshmen or transfer students.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The run was the most miraculous for the Huskies up until that point, as Walker and a team of mostly freshmen and sophomores went from 9-9 in the Big East to 11 straight postseason wins and the championship.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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Benett Pace hit a home run and sophomores Jason Taylor and Zane Scott each delivered two-run singles.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Nazem Kadri Kadri won a silver medal at world juniors.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Gators now await NBA decisions from Condon, small forward Thomas Haugh and center Rueben Chinyelu, three juniors who formed one of the nation’s top frontcourts alongside with 7-foot-1 senior reserve Micah Handlogten.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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