MAJORED (IN) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

majored (in)

verb

past tense of major (in)

as in studied

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González also studied the poetry of June Jordan, who called for the creation of more green space in Harlem.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Unfortunately, a recent review of common interventions employed to reduce compassion fatigue revealed that most interventions haven’t been adequately studied.

— Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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The silver suit was covered in PVC cut-outs, which ran down to her metallic pumps.

— Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
France took the lead with a solo try from Ntamack, who ran down the short side from about 22-meters out, dummied, palmed off a defender and crashed over in a tackle in the 52nd, and conversion from skipper Maxime Lucu.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

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Statum has heard horror-stories about predators lurking on Instagram or Snapchat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen or heard publicly since succeeding his father, former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an airstrike when the war began.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

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At City Terrace Elementary, OEHS said that 170 mg/kg were detected, more than double the California Department of Toxic Substances Control's applicable screening level.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
The World Health Organization said on Monday that the outbreak likely started in February, long before authorities detected it in one of Congo’s most remote and vulnerable areas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

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Modi’s rise India is widely considered to be where diamonds were first discovered, with the earliest finds dating back more than 4,000 years.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Klotho was discovered in the late 1990s, by accident, by a group of Japanese scientists who were tinkering with the genes of mice.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovered

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Investigators said that all the teens knew one another but have not yet determined a motive for the killings, according to DeLand Police Chief Jason Umberger.

— Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
The Bankruptcy Court noted that the bankruptcy statutes do not define who is a beneficiary and that the issue would be determined by Arizona state law.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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