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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upperclassmen
Noun
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After the Gophers lost four starters within the first month of the season, five freshmen have had to take on major roles for the team.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025 -
Monday’s data revealed that Cal State also saw increases in graduate student and transfer student enrollment across the university system for fall 2025, as well as an increase in first-time freshmen enrollment.—
Molly Gibbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Villa Park led by 13 points after the first quarter and held the young Lancers (8-1), who started three sophomores and two freshmen, to under 10 points in the first, second and fourth quarters.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
6 Dec. 2025
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Ray, a transfer from Utah, is one of six sophomores.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Dec. 2025
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Per data from the 2024-25 school year, only slightly more than 30% of high school juniors across the state were meeting or exceeding the standard for math.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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Senior engineers became more valuable overnight when AI started writing the boilerplate work that used to go to juniors.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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