high schooler

Definition of high schoolernext

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Recent Examples of high schooler The comic book movie told the classic origin story of high schooler Peter Parker (Garfield), who, thanks to being bitten by a radioactive spider, turns into the masked vigilante. Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 In the 1986 John Hughes film, Broderick portrayed Ferris Bueller, a happy-go-lucky high schooler who decides to take the day off, and magically has everything go his way. Dan Heching, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025 In Billy Porter’s 2022 directorial debut, Eva Reign plays a high schooler named Kelsa who has already reached the vlogging stage of coming out as a trans woman. Samantha Allen, Them., 22 Aug. 2025 The anime centers on a Tokyo high schooler named Yuken Enma who gets whisked into a magical realm populated by characters inspired by classic Disney baddies. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high schooler
Noun
  • The middle schooler was riding the e-bike in the back parking lot at Stuard Elementary School when they were hit by a vehicle, an Aledo ISD spokesperson said in a statement.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Ava Nassar, a 13-year-old middle schooler from Carlsbad, was with friends and classmates Nathan Adewale, 13, and Dante Veducio, 14.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In recent months, Enrique Torres, an undergraduate student at the University of Mount Olive in North Carolina, has submitted about two dozen applications for an internship, with no luck.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Jack graduated from Yale University in 2015 with an undergraduate degree in Japanese history, People reported.
    Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Mamdani’s freshman year in office has barely started, but, as anyone who’s been a high schooler knows, four years can go by shockingly fast.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Upon his arrival, Trautwein signed two transfers from his former school, guard TJ Shanahan and tackle Egan Boyer, and convinced Emeka Ugorji to leave Stanford for the SEC after a promising true freshman season.
    Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • When the pandemic hit, our local public school closed its computer lab, issued my kindergartener an iPad, and never looked back.
    Abby McCloskey, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Round Lake appears to have been drawn by a kindergartner who was interrupted halfway through snack time.
    Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Buchanon, a redshirt junior who is 6 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs 300 pounds, spent his first three seasons at FIU and redshirted in 2023.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
  • After an excellent draft year that included success across four different levels (two junior, two pro), Strömgren’s post-draft season four years ago was more of an up-and-down one that left scouts wanting more.
    Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The medical hit’s sophomore season follows workers at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center during a 15-hour shift on the Fourth of July.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • James, who played golf at Rice University, died in 2014 at age 20 during his sophomore year.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026

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“High schooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20schooler. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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