undergrad

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Recent Examples of undergrad According to the College Board’s Annual Survey of Colleges, full-time undergrads at an in-state four-year school paid an average of $10,940 versus a two-year program at $3,860 before room and board, totaling $7,080 more a year in tuition costs. Brynn Cooksey, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 Watson obtained her undergrad degree from Brown University in 2014. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025 Scholarships are available exclusively to Fox Valley high school seniors, college undergrads, trade school and graduate students for the 2025-26 academic year, according to a press release about the program. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025 Holden, who happens to be an undergrad at NYU, brought out his dad from their house in Westchester County for the occasion. Marissa Muller, WWD, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undergrad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergrad
Noun
  • Listen to this article BLOOMINGTON — When Nico Ronchetti arrived at Joliet Catholic as a freshman in 2021, the school had never won a state trophy in wrestling.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The redshirt freshman has been a consistent bright spot since entering the starting lineup in December, and he’s really rounded into form over the last month.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Arakawa, three decades Hackman’s junior, was a classical pianist.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
  • The two reacquainted when Williams, a native of Kansas City, Mo., transferred to Country Day as a junior.
    Noah Perkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • To close the game, Boswell sophomore Seleste Massey’s two field goals helped the Pioneers maintain their lead.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Also chipping in for the Titans were seventh-place medalists in freshman Julius Villamil (106), along with sophomores Matthew Orbeta (138), and Bailey Holman (157).
    Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Sleepless Nights Since his time as an undergraduate, Koymans had been thinking about Hilbert’s 10th problem.
    Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025
  • There is about a one-to-one ratio of undergraduates to administrative staffers at the university.
    Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Fudd will be one of four upperclassmen from three different recruiting classes in the Senior Day festivities after the Huskies play their regular-season finale at Gampel Pavilion against Marquette.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Alabama is a talented veteran team, starting four upperclassmen, including three seniors worthy of all-league honors and capable of making it to the WNBA.
    Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025

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“Undergrad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergrad. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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