major in
phrasal verb
majored in; majoring in; majors in
US, of a college or university student
: to have (a specified subject) as one's main subject of study
plans to major in history
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Chavez, the first person in her family to attend college, plans to major in biology or bio-chemistry.
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Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
This unit is particularly interesting to my students majoring in forensic anthropology – meaning the recovery and examination of human remains.
—Molly Ryder Granatino, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Wade, a senior at Louisville majoring in sports administration with a minor in sports media, wasn’t going to leave Pitt with the same story this time.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Denielson Hernandez, a freshman majoring in automotive marketing from Pontiac, worked at the Infiniti exhibit, where a couple of vehicles were on display.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
This unit is particularly interesting to my students majoring in forensic anthropology – meaning the recovery and examination of human remains.
—Molly Ryder Granatino, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Wade, a senior at Louisville majoring in sports administration with a minor in sports media, wasn’t going to leave Pitt with the same story this time.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Denielson Hernandez, a freshman majoring in automotive marketing from Pontiac, worked at the Infiniti exhibit, where a couple of vehicles were on display.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Major in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20in. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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