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a person enrolled in a college or university who has not yet earned a degree
a group of college undergraduates
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Recent Examples of undergraduate
The principal donation will go towards endowing the Met’s long-standing internships for undergraduate and graduate students in perpetuity.
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News Desk, Artforum, 4 May 2026
Take Stock in Children, a nonprofit that typically offers two-year scholarships, surprised the group last week by awarding them all full four-year undergraduate degrees, according to The Orlando Sentinel.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
The cast includes six graduate students and 14 undergraduates.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
It can be used for undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as community colleges and trade schools.
—Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 4 May 2026
Take Stock in Children, a nonprofit that typically offers two-year scholarships, surprised the group last week by awarding them all full four-year undergraduate degrees, according to The Orlando Sentinel.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
The cast includes six graduate students and 14 undergraduates.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
It can be used for undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as community colleges and trade schools.
—Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduate
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Messages sent to campus communities at the University of California, California State University, Stanford University and the Los Angeles Community College District said students, staff and faculty were affected.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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What are the top 3 issues facing schools and students in San Diego County?—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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So, Murdock instead spent the fall of 2021 at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia, a postgraduate program attended by a handful of former NFL players, including Plaxico Burress and Michael Thomas.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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The new program operates at a more advanced level, targeting scholars already pursuing postgraduate research, while linking the Guggenheim’s New York and Venice venues into a single curatorial track.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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Detailed look at 1814 British attack on our nation’s capital, with Denver Brunsman, associate professor of history at George Washington University, lecturer at Mount Vernon, and scholar of the American revolution and early American republic.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
6 May 2026
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Whatever scholars might assume from the etymology, Morrison said the word’s origins reveal little about the Pharisees besides their existence as a distinct group.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduate. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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