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Recent Examples of undergrad
The university has around 1,900 undergrad students and a 47% acceptance rate.
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Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 9 Mar. 2026
Mary, who was just finishing up undergrad at NYU herself, responded to a casting-call flyer Ron posted and slipped into the role with the confrontational zeal of a creative soul mate.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
Tim DaSilva, an undergrad at Purdue University Northwest, lives in East Chicago.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
After her school went remote during COVID, the current Stanford University undergrad, who has Deaf family members, enrolled in ASL courses.
—Abbey White, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
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Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 9 Mar. 2026
Mary, who was just finishing up undergrad at NYU herself, responded to a casting-call flyer Ron posted and slipped into the role with the confrontational zeal of a creative soul mate.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2026
Tim DaSilva, an undergrad at Purdue University Northwest, lives in East Chicago.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
After her school went remote during COVID, the current Stanford University undergrad, who has Deaf family members, enrolled in ASL courses.
—Abbey White, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergrad
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At Dos Pueblos High in Goleta, baseball coach George Hedricks needed no excuses to start freshman Mattias Di Maggio, considering last name of DiMaggio is one of the best baseball names in the history of the sport.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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As a redshirt freshman, Lindsey completed 63% of his passes for 2,382 yards, while taking care of the football (18 touchdowns to only six interceptions).—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Highlanders top three players — freshman Sohith Tella, junior Jackson Bates, and Chang all split sets before losing tiebreakers.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Included among them, earning his scholarship at the end of his redshirt freshman season in 2022 and then later being a second-team All-American as a junior in 2024 and first-team All-SEC selection last season.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The sophomore center fielder went 3 for 3 with a single, double and triple.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Topping that list is ‘Noles sophomore Halle Zimlich, who also was state player of the year.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Corrigan earned her undergraduate degree in English from Fordhamin 1977 before going on to complete master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.—
William Earl,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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That wasn’t always true in my experience as an undergraduate, but Duke was, in every sense, a rich kids’ school.—
Elizabeth Spiers,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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Their freshmen played like upperclassmen all season, then looked like rookies on the big stage (especially guard Brayden Burries).—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Possessing the game intelligence of an upperclassman, the freshman is an important part of the Wranglers' offense.—
Colby Gordon,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Undergrad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergrad. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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