as in scholastic
of or relating to a college or its students
collegiate athletics
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Recent Examples of collegiate
Sophomore Allie Ziebell made her first collegiate start against Providence in Arnold’s place and played a career-high 31 minutes, but Auriemma still managed a healthy balance of playing time keeping all of the other starters below 30 minutes.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
Arch Manning made the first bowl game start of his collegiate career for the Texas Longhorns and was going up against a Michigan Wolverines team with a chip on its shoulder after the Sherrone Moore controversy.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Dennis went undrafted in 2024 after five collegiate seasons with Boise State (2019-21), Toledo (2021-23) and Baylor (2023-24).
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The collegiate athletes spend their summers playing at the Creekside Baseball Complex in Parkville.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Dec. 2025
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
Arch Manning made the first bowl game start of his collegiate career for the Texas Longhorns and was going up against a Michigan Wolverines team with a chip on its shoulder after the Sherrone Moore controversy.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Dennis went undrafted in 2024 after five collegiate seasons with Boise State (2019-21), Toledo (2021-23) and Baylor (2023-24).
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 1 Jan. 2026
The collegiate athletes spend their summers playing at the Creekside Baseball Complex in Parkville.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collegiate
Adjective
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In a white paper released in October, the committee recommends moving the men’s game, and perhaps the women’s, from the current fall-only schedule to one that covers the entire scholastic year and culminates in an April playoff festival.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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But the behavior that needs correcting in this era of billion-dollar-a-year TV contracts and other accelerant revenues is that of shopaholic college administrators, whose expenditures have become so untethered from any scholastic purpose.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
20 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Alliance is a nonprofit, private-public collaborative consisting of businesses, government, educational institutions and community organizations.—
Marianne Love,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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When children reach school age, mothers spend three times longer than fathers organizing educational activities and nearly twice as much time transporting children to school and activities.—
Oona Metz,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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While Block is in the fourth grade, after his family moves from Indiana to Texas, his mother withdraws him from school, convinced that a traditional academic environment will stifle his budding writerly gifts.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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With the funds, the university will build new student housing, a new student union, research labs, academic centers and a new arena.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
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Since taking the post, Inboden has criticized universities as straying from their mission, saying universities must restore intellectual diversity and their civic responsibilities.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
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Since 1989, Country Montessori School has been helping children develop their intellectual, physical, social, and emotional potential to the fullest.—
Jose Bolanos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Collegiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collegiate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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