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Recent Examples of middle schooler
The middle schooler had been begging to opt out, citing headaches from the Chromebook screen and a dislike of the AI chatbot recently integrated into it.
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Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
Entering her freshman year at Libertyville, Mary Minogue was an up-and-coming talent who had already qualified for state as a middle schooler competing against boys.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Authorities have not said what charges the middle schooler could face.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The pair first met when Crawford was a middle schooler participating in MLB’s Elite Development Invitational, where Davis was a coach.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The middle schooler's accomplice in the murder is revealed in episode 2.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
As a middle schooler, I got hooked on Cherry Coke.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The family of a Fort Worth middle schooler who was assaulted at school plans to appeal their case to the state education commissioner after the Fort Worth school board ruled against them Tuesday night.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
O’Hara said adding alternates would foster mentoring and permit a middle schooler who attended Wednesday’s council meeting to gain a spot on the commission.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
Entering her freshman year at Libertyville, Mary Minogue was an up-and-coming talent who had already qualified for state as a middle schooler competing against boys.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Authorities have not said what charges the middle schooler could face.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The pair first met when Crawford was a middle schooler participating in MLB’s Elite Development Invitational, where Davis was a coach.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
The middle schooler's accomplice in the murder is revealed in episode 2.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
As a middle schooler, I got hooked on Cherry Coke.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The family of a Fort Worth middle schooler who was assaulted at school plans to appeal their case to the state education commissioner after the Fort Worth school board ruled against them Tuesday night.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
O’Hara said adding alternates would foster mentoring and permit a middle schooler who attended Wednesday’s council meeting to gain a spot on the commission.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle schooler
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The comic book movie told the classic origin story of high schooler Peter Parker (Garfield), who, thanks to being bitten by a radioactive spider, turns into the masked vigilante.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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In the 1986 John Hughes film, Broderick portrayed Ferris Bueller, a happy-go-lucky high schooler who decides to take the day off, and magically has everything go his way.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Setting up a full undergraduate campus is a much more ambitious undertaking.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
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The four fields currently encompass 307 undergraduate majors.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Feb. 2026
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The comment section of Pim's TikTok videos are flooded with praise for the kindergartener.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Back at Chalmers, Mckinley Morris watched his kindergartner bound toward Crockett, hugging him before racing through the colorful entryway.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The pained look on the freshman’s face and the hush of the Galen Center in those first few seconds was enough to transport at least some of the USC faithful in the crowd back to last March, when Trojan superstar JuJu Watkins injured her knee not far from the same spot.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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But Stangel also praised Hale’s efforts defending Jillian Sanderson, Penn’s standout freshman guard.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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High school junior Maya Do spent the weeks leading up to today’s kickoff of Tet tucking crisp bills into red envelopes, picking ao dai dresses to wear with friends and preparing a speech to deliver to hundreds at her first protest.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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Brown started high school at Kenwood and spent his sophomore year at Marist before landing at Dyett as a junior.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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If the paths for getting there—which may include postgraduate study in a doctoral program or professional school—are diminishing, then college itself will follow suit.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Give me the grizzled wisdom and experience of someone in their 50s or 60s; give me Esther Perel and Orna Guralnik; give me someone with a postgraduate certificate in relationship counseling at the very least.—
Zing Tsjeng,
Vogue,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In his varsity debut, sophomore second baseman Auron Blackledge of Calabasas made quite a first impression on Friday.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Morgan Township sophomore Noah Ladra has grown in various senses of the word in the past year.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Middle schooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20schooler. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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