as in student
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
As a Harvard undergraduate, Souter dated a young woman and spoke of marrying her.
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
If a large public university is more your speed, consider the University of Kentucky, which enrolls nearly 24,000 undergraduates at its campus in Lexington.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The afternoon commencement address to undergraduates will be given by President Lawrence P. Ward.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
The recipients are Joshua Cleary, third-year undergraduate at the University of Roehampton, who was awarded £3,000, and Meera Mistry, postgraduate alumna of the University of Roehampton, who was awarded £2,000.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 May 2025
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
If a large public university is more your speed, consider the University of Kentucky, which enrolls nearly 24,000 undergraduates at its campus in Lexington.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The afternoon commencement address to undergraduates will be given by President Lawrence P. Ward.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
The recipients are Joshua Cleary, third-year undergraduate at the University of Roehampton, who was awarded £3,000, and Meera Mistry, postgraduate alumna of the University of Roehampton, who was awarded £2,000.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduate
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Long holiday weekends are ideal for travel because many people have an extra day off work and students are off from school.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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In October 2019, the mother of four — who shares North West, 11, Saint West, 9, Chicago West, 7, and Psalm West, 6, with ex-husband Kanye West — dressed as the fictional Harvard law school student for Halloween.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Means is a holistic medicine doctor and wellness influencer Means’ MD postgraduate license was granted in 2014 but shifted to inactive status in 2019, per the Los Angeles Times.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
8 May 2025
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Among Republicans with postgraduate degrees, 81 percent approved of the court.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
29 Apr. 2025
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The writer and scholar Robert Macfarlane has spent much of his life climbing up mountains and fishing on rivers, and his passion for each extends to his writing.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
14 May 2025
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Before Wednesday’s hearing, U.S. attorneys argued that Khan Suri’s case should be moved from Virginia to Texas because the petition was filed after the scholar had already left the state.—
Olivia Diaz,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduate. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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