majored (in)

past tense of major (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for majored (in)
Verb
  • This studied the brain—memory, language—the very stuff of my own work.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • To confirm this, the researchers studied the behavior of an oxygen molecule on each type of gold surface.
    Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Karen first found out about hearing loss when Klugo’s older sister failed a routine newborn auditory test.
    Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • In a particularly egregious reminder of just how widespread the problem has become, a United States district judge in Mississippi found out that lawyers from both sides of a recent case had used AI.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • In earlier seasons, producers and contestants never had to think about what could be dug up from a contestant's social media history.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 June 2026
  • The director uses her loose crime movie template to chronicle a place still trapped in its troubled past — a past that gets dug up like all the ancient artifacts excavated by Veska and her crew — while facing a future of inertia and decline.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • With encouragement from Kincaid, Lee, 49, began by planting small sages that would grow quickly and help prevent erosion, since water, mulch and rain often ran down the hillside to the sidewalk.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • Diamondbacks center fielder Jorge Barrosa ran down five fly balls by Dodgers hitters.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Feint claps for the President could be heard on the ABC broadcast, but they were overwhelmed by the Bronx cheer.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 June 2026
  • In fact, prior to the announcement, most people hadn’t even heard of it.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • That ratio of self-detected versus externally notified compromise is the most honest grade on whether your security program is a real intelligence function or an alert pile nobody reads.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Michael Mann's Heat centers on experienced thief Neil McCauley (De Niro), whose various heists are detected by LAPD cop Vincent Hanna (Pacino).
    Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • The screwworm was first discovered in a 3-week-old calf last week, and a second case was found only miles away in a young calf.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 June 2026
  • Inside, investigators discovered guns, knives, and stacks of cash.
    Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • The punitive phase of the civil trial began Thursday, after jurors determined that Grossman had acted with malice and oppression and Erickson with malice, oppression or fraud.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • Shorewood police, along with the Troy Fire Protection District, responded to the scene, where it was determined that the car backed into the store.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 June 2026
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“Majored (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/majored%20%28in%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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