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
President Trump’s administration has also publicly sought to track down a Columbia undergraduate student, Yunseo Chung, whose lawyers have fought their efforts.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Later, as an undergraduate student at the University of Maryland, Fadul had the opportunity to work in a lab developing nanotherapies for ovarian cancer.
—Maggie Chen, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2025
For aspiring physician-scientists such as myself, the gold standard of internship or research experiences as an undergraduate student are those with the federal government in bodies such as the National Institutes of Health or National Science Foundation.
—Neil Mahto, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Schools with a ratio of at least 2.56 received full credit, including Holland, Michigan’s Hope College, a Christian liberal arts college with 3,140 undergraduates, The Juilliard School and Minneapolis’ Macalester College.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Later, as an undergraduate student at the University of Maryland, Fadul had the opportunity to work in a lab developing nanotherapies for ovarian cancer.
—Maggie Chen, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2025
For aspiring physician-scientists such as myself, the gold standard of internship or research experiences as an undergraduate student are those with the federal government in bodies such as the National Institutes of Health or National Science Foundation.
—Neil Mahto, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
Schools with a ratio of at least 2.56 received full credit, including Holland, Michigan’s Hope College, a Christian liberal arts college with 3,140 undergraduates, The Juilliard School and Minneapolis’ Macalester College.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduate
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The secretaries met with students and cafeteria staff at Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School to talk about healthy food choices and improving children's wellness.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The program will take on just 20 students in its first two semesters, according to Elizabeth Resh, Airo general manager and head pilot.—
Anthony Madden,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2025
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Researchers asked international students completing postgraduate studies in the U.K. to explain AI’s role in their writing using a metaphor.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the trailer for the conspiracy thriller released Monday, Woodall stars as an intelligent math postgraduate Edward Brook, who discovers a breakthrough in possibly finding a pattern in prime numbers.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Jan. 2025
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Legal scholars have said there is little legal precedent for Trump's war on Big Law, which has created a chilling effect across the legal community, and most will certainly have a chilling effect on his opponents who will need legal representation against him.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2025
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On top of that, the Trump administration has detained some international scholars who have expressed support for Palestinian causes or criticized Israel over the war in Gaza.—
Tinbete Ermyas,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduate. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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