MAJORED (IN) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

majored (in)

verb

past tense of major (in)

as in studied

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Rates rose in every age group and every racial and ethnic group studied.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Katz had studied in the Hesder program at Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh, combining Torah study with military service.

— Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 20 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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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
The land, most of it operated by the Peconic Land Trust to ensure it’s never developed, ran down to the bay, and there were hiking paths running through the entire property.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of ran down

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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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Most of the roughly 150 sets of human remains that Hess says are discovered in Pima County every year turn up after monsoon season ends in late September, said Bradley Bartos, assistant professor at the University of Arizona.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Another, lesser possibility, is that some technical issue was discovered at the last minute with either the complex Chang’e 7 payload, or the rocket.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of discovered

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Panettiere’s official cause and manner of death have not been determined, as additional testing results are pending.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
An initial investigation determined the incident stemmed from an ongoing dispute between two students, police said.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026

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