middlers

noun

plural of middler
as in high schoolers

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  1. juniors
  2. freshmen
  3. sophomores
  4. undergraduates
Noun
  • In practice, that means juniors sitting in on meetings to watch colleagues interrogate the numbers, being present when real decisions get made, and gaining experience in different departments.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Throughout his career, Hemingway sniped at other writers—his juniors (Conrad, James Jones), his mentors (Sherwood Anderson, Gertrude Stein), and his contemporaries (Fitzgerald, William Faulkner).
    — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of juniors
Noun
  • With three running backs down, TCU will lean on sophomore Jon Denman and potentially two true freshmen.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The Panthers, with three freshmen and two sophomores playing major roles, finished 22-4.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of freshmen
Noun
  • The Dragons were primarily playing sophomores and could make a big jump this season.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The sophomores got the nod to start through the first four games before Congdon supplanted Alofaituli against Clemson.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of sophomores
Noun
  • Visas and a subpoena Nearly half of Caltech’s graduate students, 46%, come from abroad, along with 16% of undergraduates.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Atlantic analysis that found over 20% of undergraduates at Harvard and Brown are registered as disabled, while Amherst has 34% and Stanford close to 40%.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of undergraduates
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