major in
phrasal verb
majored in; majoring in; majors in
US, of a college or university student
: to have (a specified subject) as one's main subject of study
plans to major in history
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That calm Marchand speaks of goes a long way toward killing off that five-minute major in the third period, pulling even and then scoring again against the great Andrei Vasilevskiy in an 11-second span.
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Brandon Frederick, 21, is graduating in May from Michigan State University with a double major in political theory and international relations.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Hengel graduated with a double major in foreign affairs and philosophy.
—Livia Hengel, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Schmitt plans to major in communications with aspirations to be a sports marketer, per her UC Santa Barbara athlete bio.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Brandon Frederick, 21, is graduating in May from Michigan State University with a double major in political theory and international relations.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Hengel graduated with a double major in foreign affairs and philosophy.
—Livia Hengel, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Schmitt plans to major in communications with aspirations to be a sports marketer, per her UC Santa Barbara athlete bio.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Major in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20in. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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