as in upperclassman
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Recent Examples of underclassman
Lexington relied on its underclassmen for support Wednesday, and was rewarded with the best prize of all – a state championship.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Looking ahead to 2026 The last two weeks, after the dead period, have seen a sight we’re not used to: in-home visits in January with underclassmen.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Watkins earned the award as a sophomore, becoming just the third underclassman to do so since the award was established in the 2003-04 season.
WHO IS JUJU WATKINS?
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
McCord was overshadowed by C.J. Stroud as an underclassman, but thrived in the ACC, breaking the conference's total yards in a season record with 4,779 yards.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Looking ahead to 2026 The last two weeks, after the dead period, have seen a sight we’re not used to: in-home visits in January with underclassmen.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Watkins earned the award as a sophomore, becoming just the third underclassman to do so since the award was established in the 2003-04 season.
WHO IS JUJU WATKINS?
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
McCord was overshadowed by C.J. Stroud as an underclassman, but thrived in the ACC, breaking the conference's total yards in a season record with 4,779 yards.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underclassman
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If the rest of this year’s roster comes back for 2025-26, the Huskies could have their most veteran squad in years with 10 returners including six upperclassmen plus at least two scholarship spots available for incoming transfers.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
13 Apr. 2025
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To Johnson, the experienced upperclassmen have paved the way.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2025
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Bryce Underwood, the hyped freshman who’s vying for the top spot in Ann Arbor, could stand to have his coach alongside, especially if the Wolverines’ visit is selected to kick off under the lights.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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One of the best freshmen in Southern California, Ayala went 7-3 with a 0.82 ERA in helping the Cougars win 12 of their last 13 games.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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Ryan Romolo, senior Caden Anholt, junior Luke Little and sophomore Jace Walker were selected to the 12-player all-tournament team from Grapevine Faith.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2025
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The Oklahoma commit with a 95-mph fastball is 6-2 with a 0.73 ERA and should be on the mound Thursday against Harvard-Westlake sophomore pitcher Justin Kirchner, who is 8-0 with an 1.81 ERA.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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But later, in 1997, Allen married Soon-Yi Previn, who is 35 years his junior.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Kaden Choi, Head-Royce baseball: The junior went 4 for 5 and drove in 10 runs in Head-Royce’s 20-1 win over Redwood Christian.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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With picturesque Georgian Colonial revival architecture and 7,000 undergrads, the school, which is 20 minutes from Princeton, has 50 majors, including Business, Education, Engineering, Psychology, Nursing and Exercise Science.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Miller then started a chapter of Horowitz’s Students for Academic Freedom at Duke as an undergrad.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2025
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“Underclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underclassman. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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