collegian

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Recent Examples of collegian Chapman, who turns 32 in April, has played only 16 games at shortstop as a collegian and professional, including four with the Oakland A’s in 2020-21. Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024 Multiple collegians who played their 2023 seasons would be invited to try out. Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024 Corbin Burnes – The Orioles ace never played for the A’s, but starred as a collegian a couple miles away in Moraga at Saint Mary’s. Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024 As a collegian at San Jose State, Wright, who ran track with the Spartans, was once clocked at 9.6 seconds in the 100-meter dash. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 30 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for collegian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collegian
Noun
  • As an undergraduate, a professor also gave him a piece of advice that would launch him on a career path.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
  • High-impact undergraduate research mentoring thrives at these universities.
    Bryan Penprase, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the first semester, the students are divided into teams, given a challenge, and tasked with coming up with a plan.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Remington, the other student found civilly liable in the wrongful death case, was the only one to be criminally charged.
    Tresa Baldas, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In fact, less than 20% of all international students receive grant funding from a federal source, and most of that goes to postgraduates doing advanced research.
    Barnet Sherman, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
  • One person was on a postgraduate professional training visa after attending a Los Angeles campus, another student attends an Orange County university and the third student attends an Inland Empire campus.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Møller had an initial career as a literary scholar, then spent many years as a politician, and is now back to writing.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Wine scholars among us will recognize this as a mix of red and white grapes, with white allowed only in very small amounts.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Travel + Leisure readers ranked these in the top 10 of the 2024 World's Best Awards.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
  • So, dear reader, my password story for May 1 has less to do with making your password stronger and everything to do with getting access to your Gmail account back after a Gmail password hacker has compromised it and locked you out.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Six pupils at Bettie E Woolfolk Middle School were taken to the hospital on Tuesday, March 25, after a fellow student allegedly handed out edibles to their classmates, according to WLBT, WJTV and KKTV11 Alert.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • After parents were threatened with firings and evictions, 200 pupils withdrew.
    Essence, Essence, 22 Mar. 2025

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“Collegian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collegian. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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