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Recent Examples of collegian
As a collegian, he was named MVP of the 2004 World Junior Hockey Championship, helping the Americans to their first gold medal.
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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
The current generation of college stars is more ready for the pros than previous groups; a great four-year collegian might be able to produce as well as an established veteran.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 7 July 2025
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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
The current generation of college stars is more ready for the pros than previous groups; a great four-year collegian might be able to produce as well as an established veteran.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collegian
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Officials at the college of roughly 2,800 undergraduates initially notified students on Sunday about Smith, whose disappearance was reported to Middlebury police earlier that afternoon.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The following insights are drawn from Shapiro’s remarks during a guest lecture in my undergraduate Strategy and Organization class at McGill University.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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As student Natalie Green, Cohn was an early role model for body positivity.—
Michele Corriston,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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An Ivy League student accused of making up an entire life story to gain admission was expelled earlier this semester, prompting fresh concerns over academic fraud and gaps in university vetting that experts say could also expose elite institutions to foreign influence and espionage risks.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Today, most members of the Chinese elite have a background in management, while the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, has an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering and a postgraduate degree in law — the Marxist version.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Kitagawa thanked his family, colleagues, students and fellow postgraduate researchers at a news conference at Kyoto University.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
8 Oct. 2025
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Amenabar seems to root his screenplay on conjectures about the writer’s sexuality, which many scholars consider latterday projection.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Some scholars suggested Trump may be referring to testing weapons delivery systems, not the warheads themselves.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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And so trusting in that, and trusting that what will happen eventually to the work is that my love of reading will propel me, will push me to make something that a reader will also want to read and or enjoy reading or be devastated by.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
27 Oct. 2025
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Morman and Flowers are proud of their former pupil, who still keeps in regular contact with the Charlotte-area coaches.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
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Dead Poets Society starred Hawke as one of several boarding school students under the tutelage of a sensitive new English teacher, John Keating (Williams), who imbues his pupils with a newfound appreciation for poetry.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Collegian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collegian. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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