MAJORED (IN) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

majored (in)

verb

past tense of major (in)

as in studied

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Wang, a graduate of Peking University, studied her masters degree in France before receiving her PhD from MIT in 2019.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Wu, who studied the Walled City’s architecture in school, calls the setting a rare chance to build a mainstream action franchise around a genuinely singular piece of Hong Kong urban history.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of studied

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Katrina Shadix, a 58-year-old anti-bear-hunt activist in the Orlando area, found out through a public-records request that the FWC accessed her DAVID information 17 times between 2023 and 2025.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Balogun found out about the decision in a team meeting Sunday, a source familiar with the situation said.

— Monica Alba, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of found out

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When the Trail Blazers were hiring him, a security check dug up his record.

— Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
These rivers have not dried up but rather have been buried in concrete, and though Athens is no stranger to its present being dug up and overturned to showcase the past, this burial was a reversal.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

Definition of dug up

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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
The Kelce brothers once ran down their favorite fast-food burgers, and apparently, Burger King is tops.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Definition of ran down

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Others were in town for a convention and had heard about the giveaway, and yet others were there to show support for the new addition to downtown San Jose.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
In call audio released Friday, at least one gunshot can be heard in the background as a dispatcher works to get information from the caller.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Definition of heard

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Hugging Face’s security team and its own agents detected and stopped the activity on its infrastructure.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
As anyone reading this who is hypervigilant at noticing and advocating for the missing women in the room can tell you, with training and conscious effort, the absence of women at work can indeed be detected.

— Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of detected

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The researchers discovered that seaweeds accumulate critical minerals from the surrounding seawater into their tissues, sometimes in exponential concentrations.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
The flowering Arisaema mcmahanii or cobra lily, discovered by Scott McMahan and his Vietnamese colleagues.

— Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of discovered

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The family was not present Friday for the medical examiner’s testimony, which featured graphic autopsy photos including two puncture wounds to the chest and abdomen that the medical examiner determined caused the victim’s death.

— Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Whether Gusto will start the next time this spot in the rotation comes up on Wednesday is to be determined.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

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