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Recent Examples of collegian
Especially when that Beers — CSU tight end and Valor Christian alum Rocky Beers — stands 6-foot-5, weighs 250 pounds, and is looking to party in the north end zone at Canvas Stadium after his first-ever multi-score game as a collegian.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
As a collegian, he was named MVP of the 2004 World Junior Hockey Championship, helping the Americans to their first gold medal.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Sep. 2025
In addition to his skills and physical attributes, Washe was praised widely for his leadership and exemplary conduct as a collegian.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
For years, even after her surprise victory back in 2022 as a collegian, she’s been a vital piece of the U.S. sprint corps, racking up an Olympic win in the 4x100 and two more golds in the 4x100 at previous World Championships.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
As a collegian, he was named MVP of the 2004 World Junior Hockey Championship, helping the Americans to their first gold medal.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Sep. 2025
In addition to his skills and physical attributes, Washe was praised widely for his leadership and exemplary conduct as a collegian.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
For years, even after her surprise victory back in 2022 as a collegian, she’s been a vital piece of the U.S. sprint corps, racking up an Olympic win in the 4x100 and two more golds in the 4x100 at previous World Championships.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collegian
Noun
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Enrollment at Florida public universities currently has a 10-percent cap on out-of-state undergraduate enrollment.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Wenger, a former editorial staffer at The New Yorker, Medium, and Harper’s, holds a graduate degree in Art from ArtCenter College of Design and an undergraduate degree in English from Harvard University.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Three months ago, GE Vernova struck a $50 million partnership with MIT, covering research funding, graduate student fellowships, internships, and professional development programs for its own executives.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The lawsuit claims that footage from the bus showed Robinson never forced the students to take a candy bag and that some parents thanked her.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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If the paths for getting there—which may include postgraduate study in a doctoral program or professional school—are diminishing, then college itself will follow suit.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Give me the grizzled wisdom and experience of someone in their 50s or 60s; give me Esther Perel and Orna Guralnik; give me someone with a postgraduate certificate in relationship counseling at the very least.—
Zing Tsjeng,
Vogue,
26 Dec. 2025
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In the face of widespread pessimism about the political fate of the United States and growing political polarization, scholars and citizens across the country are reimagining how American democracy could better serve the needs of the whole population.—
Jennifer Lynn McCoy,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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Obviously, as a scholar of the reality-television arts and sciences, this final reason is the most interesting to me.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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On Facebook, our readers had some creative names as well.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The biggest perk of all for readers inspired by Moore’s charming interiors?—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
13 Feb. 2026
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One of the key responsibilities Warren taught his pupils was how to show restraint, according to Knox.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to estimates from the Illinois Policy Institute, public schools save roughly $12,000 per student who received an Invest in Kids scholarship — one reason per-pupil funding in CPS has risen as enrollment has fallen.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Collegian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collegian. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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