middle 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle schooler
Noun
  • Crossing the street just got a lot more accessible – thanks to this high schooler.
    Sam Woodward, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Griffin, rather than get drafted ninth overall as a high schooler in 2024, would have fulfilled his commitment to play at LSU.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Between 2021 and 2025, Chinese universities ended or suspended 12,200 undergraduate degree programs and introduced about 10,200 new ones, according to Ministry of Education data cited by Xinhua, China’s official state news agency.
    Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Whitehead wanted to write, but workshops rejected him and the cliquish undergraduate literary scene put him off.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Now, Davison will be sending her soon-to-be kindergartner to a private school.
    Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
  • With a teacher husband at home, five kids that include a teenage son who is now towering over everyone in the house (and, apparently, eating said entire house), two teenage daughters, a preteen daughter, and a very loud kindergartener, there is no escape.
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • The pair met in English class on the first day of their freshman year.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • To follow through on this commitment to affordability, the system implemented the Tuition Stability Plan in 2022, which locks in a student’s tuition and systemwide fees at their freshman-year rate for the duration of their undergraduate education.
    Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • The 5-foot-10 junior is originally from Minico High School in Rupert, where she was named the 4A Player of the Year as a senior in 2022.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
  • Palestra, nine years Grimaldo’s junior, does not have as refined an offensive game, but provides a few different dimensions — including a more seamless fit into a back four.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • In families where mothers and fathers live together, about 56% of moms with bachelor degrees and 69% of mothers with postgraduate degrees worked full time in 2025.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • Twenty-seven states have already established similar licensure pathways for physicians who completed postgraduate medical training and practiced abroad before moving to the United States.
    Lawson Mansell, Oc Register, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Horford is 40 years old, Quinten Post is an unrestricted free agent who went through a sophomore slump and Gui Santos is the only big wing under contract at the moment.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • The challenge for him as a sophomore is to be a more efficient player, after shooting just 34% from the field and 21% from three-point range.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

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“Middle schooler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20schooler. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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