collegiate

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Recent Examples of collegiate Pavia’s victory has encouraged other college athletes whose eligibility has or will soon expire to try to litigate an extension of their collegiate careers. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2025 For the Blue Devils under coach Mike Krzyzewski, Battier was a two-time All-American, a three-time national defensive player of the year and the consensus national player of the year in 2001, when Duke defeated Arizona in the NCAA final to write a storybook ending to Battier’s collegiate career. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025 From the archives: Dylan Volantis (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times) Former Westlake pitcher Dylan Volantis, a 6-foot-6 freshman at Texas, is off to a good start in his collegiate career. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025 Meanwhile, Alex started focusing on his personal nutrition after his collegiate football career, sticking to a vegan diet for several years. Andrew Watman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for collegiate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collegiate
Adjective
  • Listen to this article An Aurora seventh grader achieved a scholastic twofer last week, winning Denver’s regional science fair and the Colorado state spelling bee in a six-day span.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Sanders won the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is given to the nation’s top quarterback who best exemplifies character, scholastic and athletic achievement.
    Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • With three hours of homework looming — Kent Denver prides itself on being the state’s hardest academic school — the players still linger after workouts to get up more shots.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Through a blend of academic research, analysis and personal experience, the book offers tools to dismantle the system, like intuition, courage and power.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Many companies unknowingly create environments that discourage intellectual exploration, leading employees to disengage from problem-solving and creative thinking.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • McKinley displayed plenty of intellectual flexibility, manifested not just in his Hawaii and Cuba maneuverings but also in his willingness to alter his longtime advocacy of high protective tariffs and craft a new policy more in keeping with a changing world.
    Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Collegiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collegiate. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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