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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 undergraduates
The Board of Regents has officially approved a tuition increase for the 2026-2027 academic year, marking what could be the second price hike for many current undergraduates.
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La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The couple, who met as undergraduates at Duke University, married in 2006.
—Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The school said the timing of the closure will allow current undergraduates at the small liberal arts school in western Massachusetts to complete their education at Hampshire or a partner institution.
—Leah Willingham, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Community colleges alone enroll roughly 41% of all undergraduates in the United States.
—Jeff Raikes, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Its elimination means that of the 25 schools within the University System of Georgia, only one — the University of Georgia — still has a gender studies degree available to undergraduates.
—Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026
The move — which was not originally on the agenda for the State University System’s Board of Governors — will effectively relegate introductory sociology to an elective starting this fall, removing it from the core curriculum taken by most undergraduates.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
If the weather was nice, undergraduates would be sunning themselves, like erotic statuary, on the library steps.
—Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Currently, the board limits annual tuition hikes for resident undergraduates to an amount that does not exceed the average of the three most recent Higher Education Price Index values, a measure of inflation.
—Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 13 Mar. 2026
La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The couple, who met as undergraduates at Duke University, married in 2006.
—Michael Biesecker, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The school said the timing of the closure will allow current undergraduates at the small liberal arts school in western Massachusetts to complete their education at Hampshire or a partner institution.
—Leah Willingham, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Community colleges alone enroll roughly 41% of all undergraduates in the United States.
—Jeff Raikes, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Its elimination means that of the 25 schools within the University System of Georgia, only one — the University of Georgia — still has a gender studies degree available to undergraduates.
—Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026
The move — which was not originally on the agenda for the State University System’s Board of Governors — will effectively relegate introductory sociology to an elective starting this fall, removing it from the core curriculum taken by most undergraduates.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
If the weather was nice, undergraduates would be sunning themselves, like erotic statuary, on the library steps.
—Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Currently, the board limits annual tuition hikes for resident undergraduates to an amount that does not exceed the average of the three most recent Higher Education Price Index values, a measure of inflation.
—Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduates
Noun
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Three thousand students showed up.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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In recent weeks, several students, faculty and others have been gathering for weekly rallies outside Geisel Library in support of the professors and in protest of the disciplinary actions taken against students and staff.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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How scholars became aware of the Gimo archive, which includes nineteen works for mandolin, collected in Italy by the son of a Swedish iron manufacturer in 1762.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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Aurangzeb assembled a panel of qualified Indian ʿulamāʾ (religious scholars) to compile this legal manual.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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