sophomores

noun

Definition of sophomoresnext
plural of sophomore
as in freshmen
US a person in the second year of high school or college She's a sophomore in high school.

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  1. freshmen
  2. juniors
  3. students
Noun
  • Our Freshman All-America teams recognize the true freshmen and redshirt freshmen who made the biggest impact for their teams in 2024.
    Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year and son of former Pro Bowl linebacker Jeremiah Trotter led all freshmen nationally with 92 tackles while starting 11 games.
    Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of freshmen
Noun
  • For high school juniors, performance in Biology and Literature hovered near last year’s scores, while improvement was seen in Algebra.
    Christina Lengyel | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Dec. 2024
  • But the experience, which started in 1945 as a weeklong exchange program, offers the eight juniors from each school the opportunity to learn from both the similarities and differences between the two academies in a reminder that the two branches still serve the same country.
    Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of juniors
Noun
  • The long-term goal is to turn the 30-acre campus into a humming technology and innovation hub for students, startups, the company’s electric vehicle program and old-fashioned brick-and-mortar ventures like anchor tenant Yellow Light, the station’s first indoor eatery since 1988.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • To prepare, students have mandatory culture classes.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of students
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