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Recent Examples of undergrad
As is so often the case with short snappy principles taught to undergrads, it got taken too far.
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Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
Asian Americans made up the largest group with 36.3% of undergrads.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Idaho investigators found a three-person mixture of DNA under the 21-year-old University of Idaho undergrad's fingernails after she and three friends were killed in her off-campus rental home in Moscow, Idaho, on Nov. 13, 2022, according to court filings.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
Originally a spinoff of the NBC sitcom, A Different World first centered on Denise’s life as an undergrad at Hillman College, a fictional historically Black college in Virginia.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
Asian Americans made up the largest group with 36.3% of undergrads.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Idaho investigators found a three-person mixture of DNA under the 21-year-old University of Idaho undergrad's fingernails after she and three friends were killed in her off-campus rental home in Moscow, Idaho, on Nov. 13, 2022, according to court filings.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
Originally a spinoff of the NBC sitcom, A Different World first centered on Denise’s life as an undergrad at Hillman College, a fictional historically Black college in Virginia.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergrad
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Duke Projected starters: Cayden Boozer (freshman), Caleb Foster, Isaiah Evans, Cameron Boozer (freshman), Patrick Ngongba Notable returners: Darren Harris, Maliq Brown Other newcomers: Shelton Henderson, Nikolas Khamenia Duke could have some roster retention work to do here.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Bain had 44 tackles (13 for loss) and 7.5 sacks as a freshman in 2023, then produced 23 tackles (six for loss) and 3.5 sacks in nine games last season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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With eight practices completed, Hoover, a junior, is pleased with the progress the Horned Frogs have made.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2025
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Lincoln-Way East pitcher Audrey Bullock, a junior who’s committed to Fairmont, countered with a four-hitter featuring 10 strikeouts and two walks.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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As a sophomore, Moore hit .367 with 33 hits and earned all-state recognition.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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One of John Schumann’s co-workers is Ryan Duncan, who won the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey’s top player in 2007 as a sophomore at North Dakota.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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At Menlo College in Atherton, California, a quarter of the 875 undergraduates come from outside the U.S., primarily from China, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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As of the 2019-20 school year, 55 percent of undergraduates got some form of federal aid.—
Anna North,
Vox,
3 Apr. 2025
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The men’s team won a conference championship last season and was built on a core of upperclassmen led by seventh-year senior Alex Garcia, who helped build the program.—
Anthony De Leon,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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To go against the grain of Duke’s talented youth, Houston not only has a roster full of upperclassmen, but a roster that has plenty of experience under Sampson.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Undergrad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergrad. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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