collegiate

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Recent Examples of collegiate In his first collegiate game, quarterback Billy Stevens of Texas-El Paso gains 483 total yards in a 61-15 rout of North Texas State. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Now that these incompatibilities are harder to ignore, will the American collegiate project reinvent itself in a way that would resolve them? — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026 These athletes, many of whom are 22 or 23 years old, have logical reasons to extend their collegiate sports careers into their mid-20s or beyond. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026 The quick, undersized Montreal native was one of the best collegiate goalies in recent history and has shown flashes of brilliance at the NHL level. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collegiate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collegiate
Adjective
  • The award honors media professionals and groups making significant contributions to scholastic journalism.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Go literal with scholastic motifs, or keep it subtle with bright colors and minimalist designs.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The event will feature an educational component, where SNAHC’s own traditional health practitioner Sage LaPena will discuss where different elements of the meal are harvested, as well as some of their health benefits.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • This is especially true for students from educational contexts where academic writing was not part of their training.
    — Saurabh Anand, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Some have academic credentials that would make admission through Harvard’s front door highly unlikely.
    — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • China is embracing the idea of competition without confrontation, by invoking an academic concept.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • However, those conventions become much more meaningful when students understand the intellectual practices underneath them.
    — Saurabh Anand, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2026
  • That which enters into the experience of the masses of the people is not what the intellectual knows but what the popular leader feels.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Collegiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collegiate. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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