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Recent Examples of bachelor
Four-year degrees, as they’re called, are usually a bachelor of arts or science, depending on one’s discipline.
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Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
To qualify, the applicant must generally hold a bachelor’s degree or higher and perform a job that requires specialized knowledge.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Solis became the first in his family to attend college, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in music (and a minor in Spanish and Latin American literature).
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Students who take these introductory courses may go on to join the workforce or continue in their education to a bachelor’s or advanced degree.
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
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Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
To qualify, the applicant must generally hold a bachelor’s degree or higher and perform a job that requires specialized knowledge.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Solis became the first in his family to attend college, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in music (and a minor in Spanish and Latin American literature).
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Students who take these introductory courses may go on to join the workforce or continue in their education to a bachelor’s or advanced degree.
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bachelor
Noun
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On The Gilded Age, Nixon plays Ada, the spinster sister of Agnes (Christine Baranski), in all three seasons.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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An old spinster, and worse, a scandalous one.—
Grace Aldridge
August 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As well, Lainey Wilson makes her maiden headlining appearance at Bridgestone Arena a day later.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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For Burna Boy, his maiden top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs comes via his second appearance.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other friends at the wedding were Franklin Carpenter, Lopez, Stevens and Gomez's cousin DeLeon, all of whom were spotted on the Emilia Pérez star's destination bachelorette trip last month.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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In August, Gomez wore the floral dress in an off-white version as part of her bachelorette wardrobe in Cabo.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lucia Balordi as Nastasia, Ellen’s ladies’ maid who has become a close friend and confidant.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Burnett was content to mine references from her own Depression-era youth; her famous maid character, the Charwoman, who became something of a show mascot, harked back to Chaplin’s Little Tramp, wearing a rumpled outfit and performing silent reveries.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Bachelor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bachelor. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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