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a person in the second year of high school or college
She's a sophomore in high school.
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Recent Examples of sophomore
As a sophomore with the Bulldogs, Jackson appeared in 45 games with 36 starts at five positions, 12 of those at catcher.
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Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
As Deadline has reported, between the two NBC sophomore dramas, The Hunting Party starring Melissa Roxburgh was considered the stronger one.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Culver City used a lineup that included five sophomores and only one senior, setter Casey Brennan.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Flynn was a 15-year-old sophomore at the high school where Smart worked.
—Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
As Deadline has reported, between the two NBC sophomore dramas, The Hunting Party starring Melissa Roxburgh was considered the stronger one.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Culver City used a lineup that included five sophomores and only one senior, setter Casey Brennan.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Flynn was a 15-year-old sophomore at the high school where Smart worked.
—Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sophomore
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At Dos Pueblos High in Goleta, baseball coach George Hedricks needed no excuses to start freshman Mattias Di Maggio, considering last name of DiMaggio is one of the best baseball names in the history of the sport.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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As a redshirt freshman, Lindsey completed 63% of his passes for 2,382 yards, while taking care of the football (18 touchdowns to only six interceptions).—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Highlanders top three players — freshman Sohith Tella, junior Jackson Bates, and Chang all split sets before losing tiebreakers.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Included among them, earning his scholarship at the end of his redshirt freshman season in 2022 and then later being a second-team All-American as a junior in 2024 and first-team All-SEC selection last season.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Zion Phelps story is going to be told over and over at Loyola High to show students what can happen when someone discovers potential and decides to take a chance to bring it out.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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In 2014, the neuroscientist Anat Arzi was a graduate student at the Weizmann Institute of Science.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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“Sophomore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sophomore. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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