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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
And that was the birth of really thinking about the Master's in computer science for people who didn't study computer science as undergraduates.
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Laura Isensee, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2025
More recently Glamour has honored outstanding community college students of all ages, undergraduates at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), community college students of all ages, college athletes, and aspiring women in STEM.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025
In fall 2024, the university began requiring all undergraduates to take a sustainability course.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2025
In 2002, about a quarter of the arriving undergraduates at the University of South Carolina came from outside the state; now roughly half of them do.
—Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
The adoption isn’t confined to undergraduates.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The cost of college, meanwhile, has tripled over the last 30 years, with CollegeBoard data showing that tuition and fees costs $11,610 per year on average at public, in-state schools, and $30,780 for undergraduates from out of state.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
University administrators should support tough professors and resist the temptation to placate grumbling undergraduates.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The 500 schools were ranked based exclusively on outcomes for undergraduates, Forbes wrote.
—Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
Laura Isensee, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2025
More recently Glamour has honored outstanding community college students of all ages, undergraduates at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), community college students of all ages, college athletes, and aspiring women in STEM.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 23 Sep. 2025
In fall 2024, the university began requiring all undergraduates to take a sustainability course.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2025
In 2002, about a quarter of the arriving undergraduates at the University of South Carolina came from outside the state; now roughly half of them do.
—Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
The adoption isn’t confined to undergraduates.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The cost of college, meanwhile, has tripled over the last 30 years, with CollegeBoard data showing that tuition and fees costs $11,610 per year on average at public, in-state schools, and $30,780 for undergraduates from out of state.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
University administrators should support tough professors and resist the temptation to placate grumbling undergraduates.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The 500 schools were ranked based exclusively on outcomes for undergraduates, Forbes wrote.
—Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduates
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Starks cautioned the figures in the report do not necessarily indicate that number of students ultimately attended the corresponding school.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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The outlet also reported students were also perturbed by the news.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Tylenol and the pressure to 'tough it out' Medical experts and scholars worry that the recent claims about Tylenol put pregnant women and families in a difficult bind.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
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The speakers include a range of prominent writers such as Ali Abunimah, scholars and influencers in Arab American and other communities, including Mehdi Hassan, Bassem Youssef and Cenk Uygur.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Set in a school for students with dangerous powers, where teachers feast on their pupils upon graduation, this novel centers on a group of classmates who must team up to save themselves from a brutal end.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Moreover, as the show delves into the mystery behind the academy’s founding and its benefactors, Evelyn’s manipulation tactics become apparent, wedging even the closest pupils apart and establishing a hierarchy among the Tall Pines Academy staff.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Undergraduates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduates. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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