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Denver was a relatively young team, though underclassmen Zeev Buium, Jared Wright and Aiden Thompson signed NHL contracts and joined outgoing seniors Matty Davis, Jack Devine and Carter King as critical players who need to be replaced.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 2 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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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 2 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
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What: 60 of the nation’s best high school upperclassmen playing a nine-inning, East vs. West All-Star Game When: 5 p.m. Sunday Where: Petco Park Admission: Free Watch online: PerfectGame.TV Notes: The rosters feature players from 20 states and Puerto Rico.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The cross-pollination innovation Perhaps Clunie’s most innovative creation is the Cats Care Mentorship Program, which pairs every incoming freshman athlete with an upperclassman from a different sport.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Redshirt junior Colton Boomer and true freshman Canaan Moore ach missed a field goal — Boomer from 46 yards and Moore from 24.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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This was the case for me, as a freshman who was secretly stuck in a cycle of binge eating and restriction but whose outer appearance didn’t change.—
Mallary Tenore Tarpley,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Tatis is a supreme defender in right field, but with center fielder Jackson Merrill still in the throes of a sophomore slump, Tatis’ offensive form — or lack thereof — will largely determine the team’s trajectory.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The sophomore quarterback was part of the reason a 10-7 halftime lead became a 20-13 loss.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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As a junior, Pritchard had 75 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery as Seminole High School went 10-3.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Parker is currently a junior at Spelman College, a historically Black women's liberal arts college in Atlanta.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Depending on your own college experience, the 21,000-student undergrad population could also be considered on the smaller size (for comparison, the University of Alabama has nearly 33,000 undergrads).—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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Amarasiriwardena co-founded Ascendure Mountain Technologies, an outdoor apparel and equipment company, in 2004, before starting as an undergrad researcher in the MIT Department of Chemical Engineering in 2008.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Underclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underclassman. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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