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Recent Examples of upperclassman
Freshman phenom Sarah Strong also had an elite performance alongside the upperclassmen, logging 17 points plus five rebounds, four assists and three steals.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
So who are the five upperclassmen who have taken their Lafayette public school to the upper-echelon of California high school basketball?
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The Broncos’ secondary looks pretty set with returning players, but with the bulk of those players being upperclassmen, Smith could be one for the future.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2025
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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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
So who are the five upperclassmen who have taken their Lafayette public school to the upper-echelon of California high school basketball?
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The Broncos’ secondary looks pretty set with returning players, but with the bulk of those players being upperclassmen, Smith could be one for the future.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upperclassman
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Listen to this article GAINESVILLE — Florida freshman slugger Taylor Shumaker ended her weekend slump in record-setting fashion but not before shortstop Rylee Holtorf showed why the Gators will be a tough out during the Women’s College World Series.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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Arkansas stayed with the hot hand of freshman right-hander Payton Burnham, who pitched a shutout in a 4-0 victory Saturday.—
Ethan Westerman,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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This new generation of Patriots will go as far as sophomore QB Drake Maye can take them.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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The Longhorns won two of three against the Gators during the regular season, but sophomore ace Keagan Rothrock also sat out the series with an injury.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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Fisher, the No. 25 prospect in the Class of 2025, helped lead IMG Academy to its first appearance in the girls’ Chipotle Nationals championship as a junior in 2024.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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Harvard student body co-president Abdullah Shahid Sial, a rising junior, had flown to Tokyo for a conference when the news broke.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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Right-handed underclassmen Matthew Jenkins and Caden McDonald are the most likely starters, having not pitched over the weekend.—
Jackson Castellano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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The transfer portal and the ability to earn NIL money anywhere, immediately, has only complicated the early-entry decision for underclassmen in college football.—
Nick Baumgardner,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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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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With picturesque Georgian Colonial revival architecture and 7,000 undergrads, the school, which is 20 minutes from Princeton, has 50 majors, including Business, Education, Engineering, Psychology, Nursing and Exercise Science.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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“Upperclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upperclassman. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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