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Recent Examples of upperclassman
The men’s team won a conference championship last season and was built on a core of upperclassmen led by seventh-year senior Alex Garcia, who helped build the program.
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Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
To go against the grain of Duke’s talented youth, Houston not only has a roster full of upperclassmen, but a roster that has plenty of experience under Sampson.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Thomas’ confidence was, in many ways, a product of de Lannoy’s coaching, where his friendly and encouraging demeanor helped Thomas grow from a shy freshman to a vocal upperclassman.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
The 2021 Baylor and 2022 Kansas national championship squads were nearly entirely composed of upperclassmen, and UConn started just one freshman for each of its back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
To go against the grain of Duke’s talented youth, Houston not only has a roster full of upperclassmen, but a roster that has plenty of experience under Sampson.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Thomas’ confidence was, in many ways, a product of de Lannoy’s coaching, where his friendly and encouraging demeanor helped Thomas grow from a shy freshman to a vocal upperclassman.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
The 2021 Baylor and 2022 Kansas national championship squads were nearly entirely composed of upperclassmen, and UConn started just one freshman for each of its back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upperclassman
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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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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Prior to that, he was recruited by Hurley as an underclassman at St. Patrick’s while Hurley was an assistant at Rutgers, and their paths crossed later when Hurley went on to coach at St. Benedict’s, a rival just a short drive away.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2025
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Mundelein senior first baseman Claire Connelly, a four-year starter who has committed to Indiana State, agreed that Pyke is a rare underclassman with a veteran’s mentality.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 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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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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“Upperclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upperclassman. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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