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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
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This is more of a normal conservative idea; that the availability of student loans has encouraged universities to offer more low-quality programs at the undergraduate and graduate level which don’t help students.—
Brendan Cantwell,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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And within a few weeks, a second-year undergraduate at the University of Oxford named Tanupat (Paul) Trakulthongchai built on Rosenfeld’s ideas to prove it for nine and 10 runners.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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White paper over a white tablecloth, pinned there like mittens on a kindergartner’s coat.—
Mike Sutter,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 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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The alleged abuse began when Romain was 14 years old and thrilled to be the only freshman member of the school’s varsity water polo team, the suit states.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Policies requiring freshmen to live in dorms or banning children from campus can make going to college as a parent incredibly difficult and, at times, impossible.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Aztecs junior Jabin Trosky has been added to the national watch list for the Brooks Wallace Award, which goes to the best shortstop in college baseball.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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The roster featured plenty of experience with Dawkins, Taylor and Fall, but there was also senior Chad Brown, junior Terrell Allen, sophomore center Collin Smith and guard Dayon Griffin.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 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
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Lee shot 5-for-8 from the field in the first quarter, and the sophomore guard was responsible for UT's only 3-pointer.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Outhouse, who transferred from White Settlement Brewer after a breakout sophomore season with six interceptions, was recently invited to the 2027 Under Armour All-America Game.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Middle schooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20schooler. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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