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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
Of the current Emory undergraduates who are residents of the state, 95% of them were using HOPE or Zell Miller to help pay for school.
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
People often complain—and rightly so—that the typical exercise science study involves a half-dozen male undergraduates who follow some sort of workout routine for a couple of weeks.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
Her father is Ronald Lauder, who has known Trump since the two were undergraduates together at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
But this need not be a limitation for undergraduates.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Yale will offer free tuition to undergraduates from families making less than $200,000.
—Jordan Erb, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The Great Books provide common objects—besides the state of dining-hall food—for all undergraduates to discuss.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Programs like Purdue’s Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts and Brandeis University’s Center for Careers and Applied Liberal Arts are preparing undergraduates to internalize and articulate just the kind of marketable value that Karp prizes.
—Benjamin Wolff, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
In a video captured by a Bee journalist, Sodke was seen boisterously entering the stage at Golden 1 Center to receiver her diploma from Chancellor Gary May while cheering on her fellow undergraduates that day.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
People often complain—and rightly so—that the typical exercise science study involves a half-dozen male undergraduates who follow some sort of workout routine for a couple of weeks.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
Her father is Ronald Lauder, who has known Trump since the two were undergraduates together at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
But this need not be a limitation for undergraduates.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Yale will offer free tuition to undergraduates from families making less than $200,000.
—Jordan Erb, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The Great Books provide common objects—besides the state of dining-hall food—for all undergraduates to discuss.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Programs like Purdue’s Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts and Brandeis University’s Center for Careers and Applied Liberal Arts are preparing undergraduates to internalize and articulate just the kind of marketable value that Karp prizes.
—Benjamin Wolff, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
In a video captured by a Bee journalist, Sodke was seen boisterously entering the stage at Golden 1 Center to receiver her diploma from Chancellor Gary May while cheering on her fellow undergraduates that day.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduates
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Brian Kohberger, who pleaded guilty in July to the gruesome stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, faced a conflict of interest issue with his own attorney during the course of his case.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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When navigation is intentional, students earn credits faster, miss fewer days, and experience less emotional exhaustion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Dempsey was one of 150 scholars selected from more than 5,800 applicants, representing 83 universities and 40 countries.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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These results in economics ultimately vindicate foundational ideas in sociology—developed by scholars such as William Julius Wilson and Robert Sampson—that the concentration of disadvantage and social isolation worsen the effects of material disadvantage.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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