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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
The year was 1966, when the then-15-year-old high school sophomores had just nabbed a record contract after winning a battle of the bands at a Des Plaines drive-in theater.
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Chris Placek,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Georgia landed its sixth transfer portal addition after Florida State sophomore catcher Hunter Carns announced his commitment on Friday.
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Hunter Delauder,
AJC.com,
27 June 2026
Robichaud had agreed to tutor Bounds, then a sophomore, in math.
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Lucy Glynn,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
The organizers of Untitled Art, Houston have revealed the ninety-five galleries slated to participate in its sophomore edition, to take place October 2–4, with a preview day of October 1.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sophomore
Chris Placek,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Georgia landed its sixth transfer portal addition after Florida State sophomore catcher Hunter Carns announced his commitment on Friday.
—
Hunter Delauder,
AJC.com,
27 June 2026
Robichaud had agreed to tutor Bounds, then a sophomore, in math.
—
Lucy Glynn,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
The organizers of Untitled Art, Houston have revealed the ninety-five galleries slated to participate in its sophomore edition, to take place October 2–4, with a preview day of October 1.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sophomore
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JSerra’s Ava Irwin, who earned The Register’s Orange County player of the year honor as a freshman in 2025, has enrolled at Sierra Canyon, Trailblazers athletic director Jon Ellinghouse confirmed Thursday.
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Doggett is the first freshman to win this Gatorade national award, which dates to 1986.
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Last year, more than 2 million juniors and seniors took the exam, a two-and-a-half hour ordeal consisting of 44 questions in the math section and 54 in the reading-and-writing section.
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The results brought the delegation’s total to 28 medals across the junior, senior, and men’s and women’s artistic disciplines – the most of any nation.
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Ortega graduated from high school as an accomplished student-athlete and through his DACA status was able to earn a college degree and become a teacher.
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Some of the 32 students will head to Boston Stadium on Friday, as Norway takes on France in one of the premier contests on the entire World Cup slate to date.
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“Sophomore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sophomore. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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