senioritis
noun
se·nior·i·tis
ˌsē-nyər-ˈī-təs 
: an ebbing of motivation and effort by school seniors as evidenced by tardiness, absences, and lower grades
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Much of the running time concerns best friends Preach Jackson (Glynn Turman) and Cochise Morris (Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs) goofing off and devising innovative ways to act on their senioritis.
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Brian Boone, Vulture, 10 June 2025
As exams, college acceptance decisions and next-steps in-life come together all at once, many high school seniors are suffering from senioritis.
—Sophia Urias, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
One of Arizona's senators has senioritis, according to reporter Ron Hansen.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
Congressional ‘senioritis’ But this isn’t the only negative impact of term-limits reform.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
This isn’t mere senioritis.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
These are teenagers and senioritis is a real thing, for some, but there can be many explanations for a poor spring term.
—Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 3 May 2022
Now is not the time for pandemic senioritis.
—Melody Schreiber, The New Republic, 10 Dec. 2020
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Brian Boone, Vulture, 10 June 2025
As exams, college acceptance decisions and next-steps in-life come together all at once, many high school seniors are suffering from senioritis.
—Sophia Urias, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
One of Arizona's senators has senioritis, according to reporter Ron Hansen.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
Congressional ‘senioritis’ But this isn’t the only negative impact of term-limits reform.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
This isn’t mere senioritis.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
These are teenagers and senioritis is a real thing, for some, but there can be many explanations for a poor spring term.
—Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 3 May 2022
Now is not the time for pandemic senioritis.
—Melody Schreiber, The New Republic, 10 Dec. 2020
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“Senioritis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/senioritis. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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