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Recent Examples of upperclassman
The upperclassmen wondered whether the freshman could throw it out of the stadium.
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Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Strangely, all the fellow freshmen are nodding along to this speech, as if having an upperclassman who tells you which shower stall has better water pressure is some horrible ordeal.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
With Aaliyah Edwards and Nika Muhl set to enter the WNBA Draft after this season, there’s another level of urgency for the upperclassmen.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2024
The leadership and experience of the upperclassmen meshed perfectly with the newcomers.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
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Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Strangely, all the fellow freshmen are nodding along to this speech, as if having an upperclassman who tells you which shower stall has better water pressure is some horrible ordeal.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
With Aaliyah Edwards and Nika Muhl set to enter the WNBA Draft after this season, there’s another level of urgency for the upperclassmen.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2024
The leadership and experience of the upperclassmen meshed perfectly with the newcomers.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upperclassman
Noun
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Younger brother Eric is a freshman on varsity at Oxnard.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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The freshman guard scored eight points and played stellar defense as H-F rolled to a 76-60 SouthWest Suburban Conference victory over host Sandburg in Orland Park.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Irvine knocked down three 3-point baskets – one by Jalen Yim, two by sophomore Holden Stearns, Cooper’s brother – as the Vaqueros took a 14-6 lead into the second quarter.—
Martin Henderson,
Orange County Register,
25 Jan. 2025
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Centennial super sophomore Layla Levels scored 17 points, including three baskets from beyond the arc, with Carly Reed adding nine points for the Spartans.—
Charles Baggarly and,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Penn, who served as a team captain for Carroll as a junior, has tallied 2,740 all-purpose yards and 50 touchdowns in his high school career.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2025
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Payne also had a couple weeks off as a junior because doctors went back in and removed several screws from the original surgery that gave him discomfort.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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The deadline for everybody else has passed, and 70 underclassmen are locked in, including Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers.—
Ralph D. Russo,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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She’s been in the underclassman mentoring program for several years.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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As a 21-year-old undergrad at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., Pearce and one of his fraternity brothers started a clothing company called Fraternity Collection with about $2,000 and a fraternity.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
20 Jan. 2025
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At the gathering, Hendricks was surprised to see old classmates from his senior year as an undergrad and roommates during his graduate studies.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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