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Recent Examples of underclassman
The rest of the offensive line room is mostly made up of underclassmen including four true freshmen.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
Feehan also had a group of dynamic underclassmen enter the varsity ranks.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Now, her son Robbie is an underclassman at FSU, and news of the violence at the college rushed in familiar dread to Alhadeff and her family.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 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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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
Feehan also had a group of dynamic underclassmen enter the varsity ranks.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
Now, her son Robbie is an underclassman at FSU, and news of the violence at the college rushed in familiar dread to Alhadeff and her family.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 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
Noun
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As freshmen, Rose, Chico, and Tupac were relative unknowns.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Our Freshman All-America team recognizes the true freshmen and redshirt freshmen who have made the biggest impact for their teams in 2025.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The young quarterback's sophomore season has been great, with more and more people acknowledging his abilities, including Esiason.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Scudero, a redshirt sophomore wide receiver, was again a huge part of their success.—
Aaron Johnson,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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All the numbers were season-highs for the junior.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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The junior running back rushed for a pair of touchdowns and caught another as his team recovered a fumble and recorded three interceptions en route to downing crosstown rival East Ridge 23-15 at TCO Stadium in Eagan.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
16 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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International students, who make up around 6% of undergrads, are dealing with tougher visa requirements thanks to our current administration.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Underclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underclassman. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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