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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
There are also 16 juniors, four sophomores and a freshman.
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Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
With a strong crop of five drama pilots, NBC decided to keep its options open by keeping Law & Order on the bubble alongside sophomores Brilliant Minds and The Hunting Party.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 May 2026
The first three players are freshmen and sophomores, and Blyden is coming from the MAC, so all could see some growing pains in the Big 12 next season.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Oviedo has a relatively young team, counting on juniors Mia Palumbo, goalkeeper Riley Hoffman (68 saves) and Addison Steinebronn (32 goals, 9 assists); along with sophomores Savannah Fryzel (45 goals), Presley Krantz and freshman Cate Steinebronn (21 goals, 65 assists).
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
The sophomores at Carroll all play travel and select ball — many of them are uber talented with prior success.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The five sophomores lead the team in hitting and runs scored, one through five.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
All of Tinley Park’s goals were scored by sophomores.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Redshirt junior transfer Jamal Meriweather, sophomores SJ Alofaituli and Max Buchanan and freshman Ben Congdon are among those to keep an eye on.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
With a strong crop of five drama pilots, NBC decided to keep its options open by keeping Law & Order on the bubble alongside sophomores Brilliant Minds and The Hunting Party.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 May 2026
The first three players are freshmen and sophomores, and Blyden is coming from the MAC, so all could see some growing pains in the Big 12 next season.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Oviedo has a relatively young team, counting on juniors Mia Palumbo, goalkeeper Riley Hoffman (68 saves) and Addison Steinebronn (32 goals, 9 assists); along with sophomores Savannah Fryzel (45 goals), Presley Krantz and freshman Cate Steinebronn (21 goals, 65 assists).
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
The sophomores at Carroll all play travel and select ball — many of them are uber talented with prior success.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The five sophomores lead the team in hitting and runs scored, one through five.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
All of Tinley Park’s goals were scored by sophomores.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Redshirt junior transfer Jamal Meriweather, sophomores SJ Alofaituli and Max Buchanan and freshman Ben Congdon are among those to keep an eye on.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sophomores
Noun
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A lot of the other seniors on this team were on varsity or JV as freshmen that year.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The women’s team looks to have mostly transfers while the men’s team will feature eight freshmen.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Royal was led by juniors Grant Herzer and Donnie Fleming.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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There are also 16 juniors, four sophomores and a freshman.—
Martin Henderson,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Still, much of the public conversations around education centers on test scores and older students, leaving early childhood largely out of the discussion.—
Tina Dello Russo,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Through their discussions, and the essays and stories that they were assigned to write each week, Heidi came to know her students’ pain.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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“Sophomores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sophomores. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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