undergraduates

plural of undergraduate

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Recent Examples of undergraduates SoFi offers a variety of private student loans and refinancing options for undergraduates, graduate students, and parents. Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Reaction from students and educators National surveys have found a rising share of undergraduates report emotional stress and mental health struggles severe enough that many have considered dropping out. CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 These powerhouse Los Angeles institutions join a growing cohort of universities in California and nationwide responding quickly to a technology most undergraduates first encountered in chat bots or social media feeds in middle and high school. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 The University of Nevada, where many of the 20,000 undergraduates moved into their housing this weekend, was just outside the evacuation zone Sunday. ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Harvard University’s policy capping A grades among undergraduates doesn’t officially start for another year, but students heading back to school this fall are already fretting over the changes. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026 Students take college-level courses with undergraduates in grades 11 and 12. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026 Starting Fall 2027, this initiative will provide comprehensive support for new first-generation and limited-income (FGLI) undergraduates. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The university has roughly 5,700 total students, most of whom are undergraduates. David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduates
Noun
  • Between tuition, books, supplies and all the other costs that arrive with a new academic year, transportation is one area where students and families may be looking to save.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But research shows that alcohol poses a greater risk to students.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This coexistence of one god and many gods may initially appear contradictory, but a clearer picture emerges by tracing the history of how Hindu texts, traditions, and thinkers—and some Western scholars—have answered this question.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But legal scholars say those cases are different because the doctors weren't in Louisiana and never fled the state and became fugitives.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Undergraduates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduates. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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