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Beals was involved with the Student Senate her junior and senior years and was part of the Link Crew, an organization that helps freshmen assimilate to high school, as an upperclassman.
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
His talent transcends the notion that upperclassmen typically dominate high school athletics, given more time to progress physically and gain experience.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2025
Grapevine’s greatest asset is arguably its experience — several of the upperclassmen who were on the state championship team in 2024 know the value of remaining calm during tough moments.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025
All of which points to Summers eying a trifecta of golds as an upperclassman, as his goal is to sweep triple jump, long jump and high jump titles in 1A the next two years.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
His talent transcends the notion that upperclassmen typically dominate high school athletics, given more time to progress physically and gain experience.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2025
Grapevine’s greatest asset is arguably its experience — several of the upperclassmen who were on the state championship team in 2024 know the value of remaining calm during tough moments.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025
All of which points to Summers eying a trifecta of golds as an upperclassman, as his goal is to sweep triple jump, long jump and high jump titles in 1A the next two years.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upperclassman
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Harris is looking at a lot of key sophomores and even some freshmen to help out, especially on the defensive line where starting nose guard Justin Julian (6-2, 250) returns but some of those big offensive linemen may be asked to go both ways early.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The cross-pollination innovation Perhaps Clunie’s most innovative creation is the Cats Care Mentorship Program, which pairs every incoming freshman athlete with an upperclassman from a different sport.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tim Burton and the cast and crew of Wednesday buck this trend, offering up a sophomore season that is every bit as fun and engaging and mysterious as Season 1.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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After a strong sophomore season as a defensive lineman, Ioane (6-3, 290) will also play right tackle this fall.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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The 6-foot-3, 310-pound redshirt junior made a dozen starts from there.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The trio of Cincinnati transfer Tony Johnson, true freshman Malachi Toney and junior Ray Ray Joseph are competing to be UM’s primary slot receiver but Johnson and Toney could also get reps on the outside.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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Now, her son Robbie is an underclassman at FSU, and news of the violence at the college rushed in familiar dread to Alhadeff and her family.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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The 6-3 guard was the only underclassmen to be named to the All-SEC defensive team by the league’s coaches.—
Andy Theobald,
Kansas City Star,
18 July 2025
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Raised in Toledo, Ohio, Snyder enrolled at Miami as an undergrad.—
Don Yaeger,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Going to The Wire, that was just more like an undergrad.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Upperclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upperclassman. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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