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Throughout the video, two older players take turns grabbing the underclassman’s head and forcing each of their groins into his face as at least two more players cheer.
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Vlcek is the lone underclassman on a team that returns seven varsity players, including four starters.
—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
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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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Vlcek is the lone underclassman on a team that returns seven varsity players, including four starters.
—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
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
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At the center are Lucy (Grace Van Patten), a college student drawn into an on-again, off-again relationship with Stephen (Jackson White), a charismatic upperclassman still entangled with Diana (Alicia Crowder).—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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Next to Flagg would be 7-foot-2 Khaman Maluach, an elite rim protector, and on the wing Scheyer had landed Kon Knueppel, a 6-7 wing who had the build and strength of an upperclassman.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The alleged abuse began when Romain was 14 years old and thrilled to be the only freshman member of the school’s varsity water polo team, the suit states.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Policies requiring freshmen to live in dorms or banning children from campus can make going to college as a parent incredibly difficult and, at times, impossible.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Lee shot 5-for-8 from the field in the first quarter, and the sophomore guard was responsible for UT's only 3-pointer.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Outhouse, who transferred from White Settlement Brewer after a breakout sophomore season with six interceptions, was recently invited to the 2027 Under Armour All-America Game.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2026
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Aztecs junior Jabin Trosky has been added to the national watch list for the Brooks Wallace Award, which goes to the best shortstop in college baseball.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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The roster featured plenty of experience with Dawkins, Taylor and Fall, but there was also senior Chad Brown, junior Terrell Allen, sophomore center Collin Smith and guard Dayon Griffin.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Mary, who was just finishing up undergrad at NYU herself, responded to a casting-call flyer Ron posted and slipped into the role with the confrontational zeal of a creative soul mate.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2026
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Tim DaSilva, an undergrad at Purdue University Northwest, lives in East Chicago.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Underclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underclassman. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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