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
But Powell attended Princeton (orange and black) as an undergraduate, and Georgetown (blue and grey) for law school.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, and Holdsworth had all been undergraduates at the University of Vermont; McConnell was studying at Goddard, an experimental college in nearby Plainfield.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Graduate students utilize this option more often than undergraduates do, said university spokesperson Karen Cantrell.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2025
In 1986, Anastasio and Fishman both enrolled at Goddard, and McConnell received a hundred-dollar finder’s fee from the school—at the time, the college had just thirty-three undergraduates.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, and Holdsworth had all been undergraduates at the University of Vermont; McConnell was studying at Goddard, an experimental college in nearby Plainfield.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Graduate students utilize this option more often than undergraduates do, said university spokesperson Karen Cantrell.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2025
In 1986, Anastasio and Fishman both enrolled at Goddard, and McConnell received a hundred-dollar finder’s fee from the school—at the time, the college had just thirty-three undergraduates.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduate
Noun
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The Times followed one student through the first months of the new initiative to learn how a guaranteed basic income might influence the lives and choices of L.A. community college students.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Remington, the other student found civilly liable in the wrongful death case, was the only one to be criminally charged.—
Tresa Baldas,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One of his postgraduate students has since commercialized the approach to rare earth elements.—
Stephanie Hanes,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 Apr. 2025
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Nuo Chen is an international postgraduate student at the University of Southern California.—
Nuo Chen,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Weiss said some scholars believe the prophecy was written in support of a cardinal who was campaigning to be the next pope.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Although the origins of the doctrine remain in some dispute, most scholars cite its first mention in ancient Roman law.—
Alexandra Klass,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduate. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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