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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 sophomores
In all, Reeves said Hill-Murray started two freshmen and four sophomores on offense Friday and six sophomores on the defensive side of the ball.
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Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
There are eight sophomores and 11 freshmen.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Reports to the Education Department showed that, over the past decade, about 90% of them made it through their first year, and 97% of CAMP sophomores returned to campus for their junior year.
—Jordan Owens, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
The sophomores both missed each of the Hurricanes’ past two games against Bethune-Cookman and USF.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Their offense was hanging around the neighborhood dressed like Princeton sophomores.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
According to Rodriguez, sophomores Clay Ash and Cyncir Bowers and redshirt freshman Diore Hubbard will get more snaps in White’s absence.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Arquila will spearhead an always-potent running game, which could include versatile senior Jack Bucar, junior Gavin Stone and sophomores Logan Lennon and Kelen Wilson.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The juniors moved down a row, then the sophomores and then the freshmen.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
There are eight sophomores and 11 freshmen.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Reports to the Education Department showed that, over the past decade, about 90% of them made it through their first year, and 97% of CAMP sophomores returned to campus for their junior year.
—Jordan Owens, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
The sophomores both missed each of the Hurricanes’ past two games against Bethune-Cookman and USF.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Their offense was hanging around the neighborhood dressed like Princeton sophomores.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
According to Rodriguez, sophomores Clay Ash and Cyncir Bowers and redshirt freshman Diore Hubbard will get more snaps in White’s absence.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Arquila will spearhead an always-potent running game, which could include versatile senior Jack Bucar, junior Gavin Stone and sophomores Logan Lennon and Kelen Wilson.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The juniors moved down a row, then the sophomores and then the freshmen.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sophomores
Noun
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The Pioneers had a young squad with 14 sophomores or freshmen starting.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Oct. 2025
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Auburn also landed two of the top three junior-college transfers and two top-100 freshmen, an impressive reload following the best season in school history.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The percentage of Homestead High School juniors who met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks — English, reading, math and science — is two times the national average for high school graduates.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Hill stepped up with 38 yards on 12 carries — all in the second half — for the Falcons, who also got 152 yards passing from the two juniors who split snaps at quarterback, Brown (who played the second and fourth quarters) and Andrew Nelson (who played the first and third).—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Starks cautioned the figures in the report do not necessarily indicate that number of students ultimately attended the corresponding school.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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The outlet also reported students were also perturbed by the news.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Sophomores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sophomores. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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