upperclassmen

plural of upperclassman

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upperclassmen
Noun
  • The Pioneers had a young squad with 14 sophomores or freshmen starting.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Auburn also landed two of the top three junior-college transfers and two top-100 freshmen, an impressive reload following the best season in school history.
    CJ Moore, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In all, Reeves said Hill-Murray started two freshmen and four sophomores on offense Friday and six sophomores on the defensive side of the ball.
    Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
  • There are eight sophomores and 11 freshmen.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The percentage of Homestead High School juniors who met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks — English, reading, math and science — is two times the national average for high school graduates.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Hill stepped up with 38 yards on 12 carries — all in the second half — for the Falcons, who also got 152 yards passing from the two juniors who split snaps at quarterback, Brown (who played the second and fourth quarters) and Andrew Nelson (who played the first and third).
    Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Upperclassmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upperclassmen. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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