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Recent Examples of bachelor
As of 2021, only 4.7% of bachelor’s degrees awarded in engineering went to African American students, according to NSBE data, compared to over 13% to Hispanic students, over 15% to Asian American students, and 58% to white students.
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Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
Boelter’s LinkedIn page lists a bachelor’s degree in international relations from St. Cloud State University and a master’s degree and doctorate of education from Cardinal Stritch University, a defunct Catholic institution in Milwaukee.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 June 2025
The Starbucks partnership, known as the Starbucks College Achievement Plan (SCAP), has provided 100% upfront tuition coverage for eligible employees pursuing their first bachelor’s degree.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Johnson’s character, in addition to juggling a pair of bachelors, also becomes disillusioned with her job after a disturbing incident involving a client.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
Boelter’s LinkedIn page lists a bachelor’s degree in international relations from St. Cloud State University and a master’s degree and doctorate of education from Cardinal Stritch University, a defunct Catholic institution in Milwaukee.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 June 2025
The Starbucks partnership, known as the Starbucks College Achievement Plan (SCAP), has provided 100% upfront tuition coverage for eligible employees pursuing their first bachelor’s degree.
—Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Johnson’s character, in addition to juggling a pair of bachelors, also becomes disillusioned with her job after a disturbing incident involving a client.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bachelor
Noun
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The fifth and sixth books in the original Julia Quinn series cover the love stories of sisters Eloise (Claudia Jessie), the spinster, and Francesca Bridgerton (Hannah Dodd), the quiet one, respectively.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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Ruth Buzzi, who was so hilarious as the lonely spinster Gladys Ormphby, the lady who swung her handbag as a lethal weapon, on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The horse that is poised to pull the upset is Baeza, who has only won one race, a maiden at Santa Anita.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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In Greek myth, the Hesperides were maidens who guarded golden apples that, once eaten, promised everlasting life.—
Sean Kingsley,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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Sánchez hosted another bachelorette event at Le Grand Cafe at Grand Palais on May 17.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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Entertainment Weekly can exclusively reveal the new (plus one returning) bachelor and bachelorettes who will be putting their passports to good use by traveling to Singapore, Brazil, or Ireland in search of a soulmate when the series airs on June 22.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
Noun
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You as a cook, a chef, a butler, a maid, the engineer.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
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Often Black women were relegated to stereotypical roles as maids, mammies, or exoticized figures.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Bachelor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bachelor. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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