as in student
a person enrolled in a college or university who has not yet earned a degree
a group of college undergraduates
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Recent Examples of undergraduate
Huston-Tillotson also announced plans to expand to California, which has no undergraduate historically Black colleges.
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Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Did undergraduates need to take a break, perhaps one class off, or even hear some reassurance after Donald Trump’s victory on Nov. 5?
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
One caveat, however, is that many top law schools discourage undergraduates from taking vocational or professional majors like business or accounting.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
Those hopes of winning were supposed to be celebrated with a victory rally at Howard University in Washington, D.C., a historically Black college where Harris was an undergraduate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
Did undergraduates need to take a break, perhaps one class off, or even hear some reassurance after Donald Trump’s victory on Nov. 5?
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024
One caveat, however, is that many top law schools discourage undergraduates from taking vocational or professional majors like business or accounting.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
Those hopes of winning were supposed to be celebrated with a victory rally at Howard University in Washington, D.C., a historically Black college where Harris was an undergraduate.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduate
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The most selective are filled with students from the most privileged families nationwide and internationally.Michael Collins, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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What to Know To determine its findings, SmartAsset examined U.S. counties across four categories—housing appreciation, students' academic performance, recreation and community centers per 1,000 people, and child care costs.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The scholarships pay for one or two years of postgraduate study at a British university of the student's choice.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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With a $5 million grant, Morgan will now offer graduate and postgraduate degrees in nuclear engineering.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
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That year, Morgan’s son, J. Pierpont Morgan, Jr., or Jack, made his father’s library a public institution, easily accessible to scholars.Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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But work and organization scholar Philip Hancock offers a different angle on the familiar image of the Santa Claus-for-hire: that of a worker in a temporary seasonal service job.Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduate. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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