Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for majoring (in)
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After all avenues have been exhausted for finding out who these people are, the chief medical examiner of Alexandroupoli calls the chief imam of Sidiro, which is a Muslim Greek village.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025 -
De Pablo and Weatherly then reunited for the Paramount+ spinoff, which sees their characters on the run across Europe after finding out that someone is targeting them and their daughter.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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For more than 50 years, the harrowing Vietnam War image, which shows a nine-year-old girl named Kim Phúc running down a road naked, her clothes burned off in a napalm attack, has been credited to an Associated Press photographer named Nick Út.—
Maria Fontoura,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hard not to call to mind the heavily creased face of a Native American man (who turned out to be Italian) in that public service ad against littering—hair in braids, a tear running down his stoic cheek.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Add Compost Instead of digging up garden soil to remove weeds and break up tough soil, try building your soil from the top down by adding an annual application of compost in fall.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Nov. 2025
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This has become the central theme of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City—probably the most chaotic show in its franchise—whose characters are always trying to root out which of their frenemies is furtively digging up dirt and spreading rumors about their legal or financial woes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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How Palestinian students adapted to studying in a genocide.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Mice are often used as models for studying neurological disorders, cancers, and vaccines because of their genetic similarity to humans.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Not to mention scaring up plenty of customers.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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While the Cowboys and Chiefs have gone about their usual business of scaring up impressions, last year’s ratings champs have yet to really pounce on the Nielsen dials.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Long before making music of his own, Harper spent time consuming the works of his famous relatives and hearing about their times in the studio and on the road.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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But after hearing her story, an NPR listener reached out and paid her overdue balance.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Majoring (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/majoring%20%28in%29. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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