as in student
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 undergraduate
But an additional transfer as an undergraduate required the NCAA to grant a waiver allowing the athlete to compete immediately.
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
Systemwide enrollment of underrepresented minority students grew by 2,568, increasing their proportion from 31.6% to 32.3% among undergraduates.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Roughly 31% of all new undergraduates were considered low-income, the school said.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Nina and Caspar had both been Galina’s students as undergraduates.
—Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
Systemwide enrollment of underrepresented minority students grew by 2,568, increasing their proportion from 31.6% to 32.3% among undergraduates.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Roughly 31% of all new undergraduates were considered low-income, the school said.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Nina and Caspar had both been Galina’s students as undergraduates.
—Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduate
Noun
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My students’ shockingly simple solution had eluded legal thinkers.—
Peter L. Markowitz,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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On the count of three, the students pulled and pulled and pulled, leaning their collective weight all the way back, hoping their feet would sink roots in the hardwood as the dueling crowd prayed their screams turned to strength.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The logline: Prime Target features a brilliant young math postgraduate, Edward Brooks (Leo Woodall, The White Lotus), on the verge of a major breakthrough.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Indeed, data from April 2020 to March 2023 shows that 7,600 students have enrolled in AI and data science postgraduate conversion courses across the UK, which has helped to address a critical digital skills gap in those industries.—
Alliance Manchester Business School,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Most presidents have tried the same thing Historically, most presidents and their advisers – and indeed most scholars – have agreed that government bureaucracy is not designed in ways that promote efficiency.—
Jennifer Selin,
The Conversation,
24 Jan. 2025
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Although a sharp debate broke out among scholars, and the courts soon got involved, the program, in its essence, survived the controversy.—
Stephen L. Carter,
The Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduate. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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