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Recent Examples of underclassman
Vlcek is the lone underclassman on a team that returns seven varsity players, including four starters.
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Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Her little brother, Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez), has matriculated as an awkward underclassman.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
The majority of Cal’s current roster is composed of underclassmen and transfers.
—Joaquin Ruiz, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
And yet, as an underclassman at Princeton in the late 1950s, Forney wasn't necessarily set on a career in engineering.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2016
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Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Her little brother, Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez), has matriculated as an awkward underclassman.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
The majority of Cal’s current roster is composed of underclassmen and transfers.
—Joaquin Ruiz, Mercury News, 22 July 2025
And yet, as an underclassman at Princeton in the late 1950s, Forney wasn't necessarily set on a career in engineering.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underclassman
Noun
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One way is through a summer employment program for upperclassmen that teaches how to use real-world IT products, like VMware and Cisco Meraki technologies.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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Fuentes hopes to grow with the program as an upperclassman.—
Lauren Uppal,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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The election night party was for the freshman Miami Congresswoman of Florida’s Congressional District 27 — a district with the largest share of Hispanic residents anywhere in the state — who danced her way past the treats, onto the makeshift stage to declare victory for a second term.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Xochitl Gomez has been cast in CBS‘s freshman police procedural Boston Blue in a recurring role.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The nameplate’s sophomore iteration was in production until 1972 and is generally agreed to have peaked with the 1970 Super Sport, or SS, variant.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
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Comedian Charlie Berens is set to release his sophomore special, Neighborly, on his YouTube channel on December 1.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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One of Gorst’s closest friends on the European pro tour going back to their days as juniors was Vitaliy Patsura, a Ukrainian player who was in Kyiv when the war started.—
Jeremy Herb,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Arroyave, who is 18 years his junior, is Hopkins' third wife.—
Lia Beck,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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The 23-year-old's college basketball career was followed closely by news outlets, and her skills on the court drew 24 million viewers to watch the Iowa Hawkeyes (Clark attended the University of Iowa for undergrad) play in the women's NCAA championship game in 2024.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Week 5 is yet another test for our intrepid undergrad.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Underclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underclassman. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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