first-year
noun
variants
or first year
plural first-years or first years
: a student in the first year (as at a high school or college) : a first-year student
Experts say fledgling first-years can expect to experience the thrill of autonomy, of being in the driver's seat for what may be the first time ever.—
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The next big question that will be answered is if first-year coach Brian Callahan will return next season.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
The sell-through rate in week one was 80 percent, and first-year volume was projected at $50,000.
—Jenny B. Fine, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
The Jets, meanwhile, didn't win another game that season under first-year coach Pete Carroll, finished 6-10, fired Carroll and then hired Rich Kotite (that went poorly!).
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
State of play: Putting more pressure on Purdue is that fact their biggest rival — and the team that handed them their most embarrassing loss of the season in the final game — pulled off a miraculous zero-hero comeback in Bloomington with a first-year head coach.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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Fox News Staff, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
The sell-through rate in week one was 80 percent, and first-year volume was projected at $50,000.
—Jenny B. Fine, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
The Jets, meanwhile, didn't win another game that season under first-year coach Pete Carroll, finished 6-10, fired Carroll and then hired Rich Kotite (that went poorly!).
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
State of play: Putting more pressure on Purdue is that fact their biggest rival — and the team that handed them their most embarrassing loss of the season in the final game — pulled off a miraculous zero-hero comeback in Bloomington with a first-year head coach.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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“First-year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-year. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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