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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 four University of Idaho undergraduates were stabbed to death at an off-campus home in Moscow in November 2022.
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
San Diego State University is readying to start its own AI undergraduate program next year.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
In the 2023-24 school year, just under 3% of UC San Diego’s undergraduate degrees awarded went to students who identify as Black or African-American, according to the system’s data.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Helping patients means helping nurses After getting her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Cincinnati, Holt began working as a clinical nurse in the neuroscience unit at UC Health, then called University of Cincinnati Hospital.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
San Diego State University is readying to start its own AI undergraduate program next year.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
In the 2023-24 school year, just under 3% of UC San Diego’s undergraduate degrees awarded went to students who identify as Black or African-American, according to the system’s data.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Helping patients means helping nurses After getting her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Cincinnati, Holt began working as a clinical nurse in the neuroscience unit at UC Health, then called University of Cincinnati Hospital.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduate
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As student Natalie Green, Cohn was an early role model for body positivity.—
Michele Corriston,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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An Ivy League student accused of making up an entire life story to gain admission was expelled earlier this semester, prompting fresh concerns over academic fraud and gaps in university vetting that experts say could also expose elite institutions to foreign influence and espionage risks.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Today, most members of the Chinese elite have a background in management, while the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, has an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering and a postgraduate degree in law — the Marxist version.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Kitagawa thanked his family, colleagues, students and fellow postgraduate researchers at a news conference at Kyoto University.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
8 Oct. 2025
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Amenabar seems to root his screenplay on conjectures about the writer’s sexuality, which many scholars consider latterday projection.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Some scholars suggested Trump may be referring to testing weapons delivery systems, not the warheads themselves.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduate. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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