MAJORED (IN) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

majored (in)

verb

past tense of major (in)

as in studied

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This is true for ALE too, which academic researchers have studied extensively in an attempt to improve processes or address its low throughput.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have studied 72 young, sun-like stars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of studied

Verb

Boyle later found out her son was actually cremated at Heights Crematory.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
If prosecutors found out an agency had leaned on facial recognition software to identify a suspect, prosecutors would still need additional investigation to back that up before any charges could be filed.

— Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of found out

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Authorities determined Pacheco was soliciting bribes and dug up $62,000 buried in his backyard in a search early in the case, marking the beginning of a sprawling corruption scandal that has spread through several communities.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
The dead from Srebrenica were bulldozed into mass graves over four days in July 1995, some of them dug up and relocated to remote mountains so as to hide evidence of the killings.

— Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of dug up

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Vertical stripes ran down much of the dress before shifting direction along the hem.

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Bleday also hit a deep drive that Arizona center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt ran down at the wall in the seventh and struck out in the ninth The 28-year-old left fielder topped his career high with the homer, his 21st of the season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of ran down

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Words like miraculous, inspirational, incredible, amazing and magical were just some of the adjectives heard at Friday’s event.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
One such example is the OlloBot OlloNi SS1, a cyber pet designed to make users feel heard, seen, and genuinely accompanied.

— Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of heard

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It’s most often seen in people who play contact sports such as football, hockey and soccer, but it has also been detected in the brains of troops who have been injured in explosions and in some people who experience domestic violence.

— Nadia Kounang, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Stanislaus County did not specify where the virus was detected.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of detected

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Multiple playable pre-release versions of Portal 2 contain some of the most intriguing cut content discovered so far.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
For decades, an attacker discovered a vulnerability, a security tool generated an alert, an analyst investigated it, the issue was escalated and eventually someone decided what to do.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovered

Verb

This week, there was a major breakthrough when DNA provided by her sister, Burks, was determined to be a match, enabling investigators to finally identify the 1995 victim as Lydia.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
The hospital was run by Louisiana State University, which determined that Katrina left the building too damaged to reopen — an assessment that was disputed by some hospital staff and community members.

— JACK BROOK, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

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