undergraduate

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Recent Examples of undergraduate There were 200,532 California undergraduates who attended UC last fall, out of a total of 237,616 undergraduates and 301,093 students overall. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 Victim 1 was identified as a former undergraduate student at the University of Miami in Coral Gables who was seeking membership at Kappa Alpha Psi, according to the arrest warrant. Juliette Arcodia, NBC news, 27 July 2026 The number of new students, including undergraduate, graduate and transfers, is around 680, a 5% increase. Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Deng transferred from Peking University to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as an undergraduate and then received his PhD from Princeton University in 2015. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for undergraduate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduate
Noun
  • Benavidez introduced Colorado's first bilingual education bill and championed bicultural learning for all students.
    Anna Alejo, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Appleby Mews was popular with university graduate students, so the atmosphere was less chaotic during the college football season.
    Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Viewership reached 65% among voters with postgraduate degrees but fell to 40% among those with a high school education or less.
    Luke Fountain, CNBC, 18 July 2026
  • Just as the young woman is set to return to her hometown following the end of her postgraduate studies, a girl’s body is discovered there, unravelling painful memories of past trauma and sending Sofia through a pained process of self-reflection.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 July 2026
Noun
  • Other interviewed legal scholars note the obvious conflict of interest of having a DA’s office investigate itself — and wonder about the lack of an independent investigation.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Malonga spoke of these students as not just scholars, but future diplomats for African cooking.
    Alicia Erickson, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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