MIDDLE SCHOOLER Synonyms: 29 Similar Words

middle schooler

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as in high schooler

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Recent Examples of middle schooler The middle schooler was riding the e-bike in the back parking lot at Stuard Elementary School when they were hit by a vehicle, an Aledo ISD spokesperson said in a statement. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026 Ava Nassar, a 13-year-old middle schooler from Carlsbad, was with friends and classmates Nathan Adewale, 13, and Dante Veducio, 14. — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026 One Fayette County middle schooler is proving that no one is ever too young to make a big impact. — Erika Stanish, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 When Disney started to cast a new sitcom about a middle schooler secretly moonlighting as a pop star, Cyrus initially auditioned for the sidekick role, Lilly, who was ultimately played by Emily Osment. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026 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. — Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026 After bursting onto the national scene as a middle schooler, then retiring from her sport at the grand old age of 16, Liu now seems to have found her true self. — Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 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 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

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Noun

The films leap from 1994 to 1978 to 1666 as high schooler Deena (Kiana Madeira) and her friends battle a malevolent witch from the town’s past to save her girlfriend, Sam (Olivia Scott Welch).

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2026
But Williams’ portrayal wasn’t as secure in bringing to life the dramatic coming-of-age saga of a high schooler discovering his identity in a town that wants to define it along rigid class lines.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of high schooler

Noun

Cornell is among the less difficult Ivy League schools to get into, and it is known for its top engineering program, while also being one of the few Ivies with a business school open to undergraduates.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
However, the math for many has shifted over time, making an investment in an undergraduate and graduate degree riskier.

— Jessica Dickler,Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of undergraduate

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Noah, a kindergartener at the time, also had to ride the bus with high school students, until an advocate intervened on the family’s behalf.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Palladino was a kindergartner in Brooklyn when classmates suddenly began being called over the school PA system to go home.

— Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of kindergartner

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Meghan Sullivan, a 20-year-old junior who has been on the team since her freshman year, has had Huettl style her hair for every game for the past three years.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
The freshman, who came to USC in the spring out of Santa Margarita High, rejoined the Trojans ahead of the Penn State game while the team faced a variety of injuries to other key players on both sides of the ball.

— Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of freshman

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The partnership dates to 2023, when Chanel and The King’s Foundation developed a Métiers d’Art education partnership with Le19M for postgraduate students.

— Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
The school, located about 20 minutes from downtown Philadelphia, sits on a 110-acre campus and enrolls approximately 3,100 undergraduates and 2,700 postgraduate students, per the school’s official website.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of postgraduate

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With Payne sidelined, TCU has leaned on sophomore Jon Denman, freshman Amante Martin and sixth-year running back Landon Walker, a Division II transfer.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
But the Broncos aren’t just about putting the ball in the back of the net — their defense has allowed just six goals all season and is led by near-impenetrable sophomore goalkeeper Ava de Leest.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026

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