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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Martin shares a chunk of screentime with Collette, who serves up a masterclass in chilling villainy as a school and community leader who majors in manipulation.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Mamdani majored in Africana studies and wrote his thesis on the post-colonial theorist Frantz Fanon and the Enlightenment philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
An aging question mark like Justin Rose nearly won two majors in the time between Cups.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Isabel Nuñez, dean of the School of Education at Purdue Fort Wayne, said bachelor’s programs in childhood education, elementary education and secondary education would merge into a single degree, but majors in those programs would still be available.
—Tory Basile, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Mamdani majored in Africana studies and wrote his thesis on the post-colonial theorist Frantz Fanon and the Enlightenment philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
An aging question mark like Justin Rose nearly won two majors in the time between Cups.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Isabel Nuñez, dean of the School of Education at Purdue Fort Wayne, said bachelor’s programs in childhood education, elementary education and secondary education would merge into a single degree, but majors in those programs would still be available.
—Tory Basile, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Major in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20in. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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