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Recent Examples of upperclassman
Alabama football just signed the No. 2 recruiting class nationally, then retained several upperclassmen who had stay-or-go NFL decisions — only three juniors declared for the NFL Draft.
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Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
At one point during the slide Friday, a group of upperclassmen Gophers huddled up on the court before foul shots as if to come up with something to help stop the bleeding.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2025
Still, head coach Hugh Coleman said a group of underclassmen transfers as well as some rising upperclassmen have picked up the slack and kept the positive momentum going.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 19 Dec. 2024
The upperclassmen wondered whether the freshman could throw it out of the stadium.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
At one point during the slide Friday, a group of upperclassmen Gophers huddled up on the court before foul shots as if to come up with something to help stop the bleeding.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2025
Still, head coach Hugh Coleman said a group of underclassmen transfers as well as some rising upperclassmen have picked up the slack and kept the positive momentum going.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 19 Dec. 2024
The upperclassmen wondered whether the freshman could throw it out of the stadium.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upperclassman
Noun
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Schwanz was fourth at 106 pounds as a freshman and took third at 113 ponds last year as a sophomore.—
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Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The graduation of Hannah Laub, who is a freshman at Army, has required Newton to increase her scoring and rebounding.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Stanford’s Nunu Agara, a 6-foot-2 sophomore forward who averages 17.4 points and 8.1 rebounds, left the game in the first quarter with an injury.—
Curt Rallo,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Kendrick appeared on Drake’s 2011 sophomore project Take Care, and Drake made a cameo on Kendrick’s 2012 album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City.—
Candace McDuffie,
Glamour,
7 Feb. 2025
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West Aurora junior Maya Rabadan was really surprised last season when she was asked to play in the post.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Incoming college prospects The Blackhawks could have a number of college prospects turn pro and make their NHL debuts this season, most likely Boston University junior forward Ryan Greene, Minnesota sophomore Oliver Moore and Minnesota sophomore defenseman Sam Rinzel.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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That’s the hope with a strong nucleus returning and some strong underclassman to help them out.—
Todd Abeln,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The number of underclassmen declaring has dropped the last few years, from consistently around 100 (or more) to fewer than 150 in the past two seasons combined, now that NIL rules allow players to pick up a paycheck while staying in college.—
Ralph D. Russo,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Holden, who happens to be an undergrad at NYU, brought out his dad from their house in Westchester County for the occasion.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
8 Feb. 2025
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Both schools are magnets for young people because of their quality and prestige and the weight their respective undergrad and graduate degrees carry throughout the world.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2025
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