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Recent Examples of underclassman
Looking ahead to 2026 The last two weeks, after the dead period, have seen a sight we’re not used to: in-home visits in January with underclassmen.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Watkins earned the award as a sophomore, becoming just the third underclassman to do so since the award was established in the 2003-04 season.
WHO IS JUJU WATKINS?
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
McCord was overshadowed by C.J. Stroud as an underclassman, but thrived in the ACC, breaking the conference's total yards in a season record with 4,779 yards.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The Auburn sophomore is just two points away from reaching that 20-point mark in the PGA Tour University Accelerated program for underclassmen.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Watkins earned the award as a sophomore, becoming just the third underclassman to do so since the award was established in the 2003-04 season.
WHO IS JUJU WATKINS?
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
McCord was overshadowed by C.J. Stroud as an underclassman, but thrived in the ACC, breaking the conference's total yards in a season record with 4,779 yards.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
The Auburn sophomore is just two points away from reaching that 20-point mark in the PGA Tour University Accelerated program for underclassmen.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underclassman
Noun
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To Johnson, the experienced upperclassmen have paved the way.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2025
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Freshman phenom Sarah Strong also had an elite performance alongside the upperclassmen, logging 17 points plus five rebounds, four assists and three steals.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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His early experience formed confidence and self-belief, reinforced by family in a way Donovan Leary remembers from carpools during their freshman year.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The two began dating more than two decades ago, after meeting during their freshman year of college.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Sanders broke out as a sophomore in 2022, rushing for 1,443 yards and 10 touchdowns on 222 carries.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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As a sophomore, Gordon had 285 carries for 1732 yards and 21 touchdowns.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2025
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The junior was excited to see the Tigers come to terms with Harper.—
Kevin Utz,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Texas junior has mostly been a fun whisper throughout his college career, the popular backup with a famous lineage.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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With picturesque Georgian Colonial revival architecture and 7,000 undergrads, the school, which is 20 minutes from Princeton, has 50 majors, including Business, Education, Engineering, Psychology, Nursing and Exercise Science.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Miller then started a chapter of Horowitz’s Students for Academic Freedom at Duke as an undergrad.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2025
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“Underclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underclassman. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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