undergrads

noun

plural of undergrad
as in freshmen

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  1. freshmen
  2. juniors
  3. sophomores
  4. undergraduates
Noun
  • First-semester freshmen will be spared the stress of final letter grades.
    — George F. Will, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Some incoming freshmen, including honors students, moved in earlier this week.
    — Leondra Head, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of freshmen
Noun
  • Kirsch said this year’s tight ends have stepped up without a senior presence, complimenting redshirt juniors Ka’Morreun Pimpton and Lafayette Kaiuway.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Each summer, the academy hosts rising high school sophomores and juniors and develops personal, intellectual and leadership skills.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of juniors
Noun
  • That includes redshirt junior Kamal Bonner, junior Cam Pruitt and sophomores Ezekiel Marcellin and Kellen Wiley.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Each summer, the academy hosts rising high school sophomores and juniors and develops personal, intellectual and leadership skills.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of sophomores
Noun
  • The university has roughly 5,700 total students, most of whom are undergraduates.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Students are borrowing less because of longstanding caps on federal student loans for undergraduates, limits that haven't risen in many years.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of undergraduates
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