collegian

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Recent Examples of collegian Franklin and Nix played two seasons together in Eugene (2022, 2023), during which the former caught 25 touchdowns over those two years as a collegian. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026 This caused a bit of a scramble for USA Hockey to fill a roster using collegians and minor leaguers playing in Europe and elsewhere. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026 Pierce, though, is the leader due to his experience as a sixth-year collegian. Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 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 See All Example Sentences for collegian
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Noun
  • Between 2021 and 2025, Chinese universities ended or suspended 12,200 undergraduate degree programs and introduced about 10,200 new ones, according to Ministry of Education data cited by Xinhua, China’s official state news agency.
    Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Whitehead wanted to write, but workshops rejected him and the cliquish undergraduate literary scene put him off.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Ortega graduated from high school as an accomplished student-athlete and through his DACA status was able to earn a college degree and become a teacher.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • Some of the 32 students will head to Boston Stadium on Friday, as Norway takes on France in one of the premier contests on the entire World Cup slate to date.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • In families where mothers and fathers live together, about 56% of moms with bachelor degrees and 69% of mothers with postgraduate degrees worked full time in 2025.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • The proposed test, which the ED plans to implement by July 1st, 2026, is designed to measure the financial return on investment of postgraduate degree programs.
    News Desk, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • It was rediscovered in the late 1990s, but was forgotten again until scholars and advocates pushed for its preservation years later, according to the association.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
  • But the outcome, according to scholars, is a clearer, tighter, and more defensible argument.
    Carmine Gallo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Lynn's infectious personality and ongoing quest for selfies made her someone that everyone wanted to know, and her sharp wit kept readers coming back for more.
    Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • What appears elegant to a human reader often appears inefficient to an AI system.
    Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • School spending per pupil fell by 9% from 2010 to 2019.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 June 2026
  • Connecticut spends more per student on public education than almost any other state, roughly $22,700 per pupil on average, ranking in the top five states for per-pupil state spending.
    Dr. Gisele C. Shorter, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026

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“Collegian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collegian. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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