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coeds

noun

plural of coed
as in undergraduates

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  1. undergraduates
  2. students
  3. readers
  4. pupils
Noun
  • Basically every college tour on an American campus will include a schtick about how undergraduates can participate in faculty research.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Julia is recruited by a study group drilling for the Putnam Test — a six-hour math competition for undergraduates considered the most prestigious in the world.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of undergraduates
Noun
  • Musical selections will bee provided by students from Havre de Grace High School.
    — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2026
  • If the data are screened for students from low-income families, most of the performance gap disappears.
    — Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of students
Noun
  • Why Bryson City is a fan favorite On the resulting list of readers’ choice award winners, Bryson City was the only place in North Carolina to land in the top 10.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2026
  • For readers who are familiar with the literary curse of Plaschke in his column over the years, this prediction is not that.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of readers
Noun
  • Widowed and nearing 60, Tony enjoys a quiet but contented routine, suddenly injected with anxiety when, during the school day, one of his young pupils innocently notes that his right hand looks frozen.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In 1878, two of Queen Victoria’s grandsons, Prince Christian Victor and Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, were pupils at Lambrook.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026
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