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undergrad

noun

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as in freshman

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Recent Examples of undergrad During my undergrad, some of my favorite memories were made sitting around the concrete tables outside Eddie’s Famous Frozen Custard Stand, the city’s first and most beloved frozen custard shop. — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 6 June 2026 The finance whiz did undergrad at University of Wisconsin and got his MBA from Harvard Business School (no year listed, but TMZ puts his age at 42). — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 Busch met his future wife, Samantha, a Purdue University undergrad who was working as a promotional model—and had no idea who the famous driver was — at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2007. — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 About 100 undergrad students are accepted each year, and tuition is just under $70,000. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for undergrad

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Included in her village is Kai, who will be soon be a freshman at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, two counties away.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Gracia, who throws and hits left-handed, was a freshman All-American at Duke and then transferred to UVA for his junior season.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of freshman

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Georgia baseball added its 15th transfer portal addition on Tuesday after Illinois State junior Graham Mastros announced his commitment via his Instagram.

— Hunter DeLauder, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
Sir Homer King Webb, Sierra Canyon, junior The 6-foot-1 Webb is a 2-way player and left his imprint as both an outside linebacker and wide receiver.

— Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 15 July 2026

Definition of junior

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There were only a handful of inaugural outings this time round, but sophomore shows from those appointed last season brought plenty of ideas to the fore, including an abundance of ready-to-wear and bag trends.

— Alice Cary, Vogue, 13 July 2026
George Washington High School sophomore Jensen Tsao is a member of both the local dragon boat team that competes in the annual Colorado Dragon Boat Festival in Denver and the Boy Scouts.

— Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of sophomore

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One study in Brazil determined that undergraduates who used AI for studying performed significantly worse on a surprise test than those who studied without AI.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Between 2021 and 2025, the country reportedly eliminated or suspended about 12,200 undergraduate degree programs, mainly in areas like the humanities, foreign languages and some management disciplines.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 July 2026

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