sophomores

noun

Definition of sophomoresnext
plural of sophomore
as in freshmen
US a person in the second year of high school or college She's a sophomore in high school.

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  1. freshmen
  2. juniors
  3. students
Noun
  • Wisconsin also signed three freshmen defensive linemen in its 2025 recruiting class with Drayden Pavey, Xavier Ukponu and Torin Pettaway.
    Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And while most freshmen get at least one year to refine their skills in practice or in reserve time, Raiola was thrown into the fire.
    Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of freshmen
Noun
  • In juniors, Rossi was the 67s’ Kaprizov.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • But the experience, which started in 1945 as a weeklong exchange program, offers the eight juniors from each school the opportunity to learn from both the similarities and differences between the two academies in a reminder that the two branches still serve the same country.
    Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of juniors
Noun
  • To prepare, students have mandatory culture classes.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The long-term goal is to turn the 30-acre campus into a humming technology and innovation hub for students, startups, the company’s electric vehicle program and old-fashioned brick-and-mortar ventures like anchor tenant Yellow Light, the station’s first indoor eatery since 1988.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of students
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