collegiate

adjective

Definition of collegiatenext
as in scholastic
of or relating to a college or its students collegiate athletics

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Recent Examples of collegiate With John Gibson showing well last season for the Red Wings and top prospect Trey Augustine turning pro after a stellar collegiate career, Cossa is reaching an inflection point for his time in Detroit. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 25 June 2026 Founded in 1999, ProCamps conducts more than 175 events each year with top professional and collegiate athletes, which will now be integrated under the FlexWork Sports brand. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 3 July 2026 Despite Mendoza’s collegiate accomplishments, immediate success in the NFL isn’t a given, something Raiders minority owner and future hall of fame quarterback Tom Brady knows. — Trevor Woods, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 One of the biggest challenges for some parents is resisting the urge to relive their own athletic ambitions through their children, says JJ Rauchwarger, 39, a youth baseball and basketball coach in Oregon who played collegiate basketball in Arizona. — ABC News, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for collegiate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collegiate
  1. scholastic
  2. educational
  3. academic
  4. intellectual
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  • The Union’s move is a small reversal of a decades-long trend away from scholastic sports as a soccer development tool.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 19 June 2026
  • Her work — rooted in teaching, scholastic research and mentoring — is continually focused on advancing social, racial and economic equity in secondary education classrooms.
    — Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Definition of scholastic
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  • The decision severely hampered local planning for America’s 250th anniversary, disrupting history projects, museums and educational programs nationwide.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • This column is designed to be educational and informational only and should not be interpreted as medical advice.
    — Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of educational
Adjective
  • Both public school districts continue to outperform the state of Florida average testing marks for most academic subject and skill tests.
    — Austin Horn July 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Using basic academic terminology would place grants at risk of rejection or termination on political grounds.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of academic
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  • Perhaps unsurprisingly, subsequent attempts at diplomacy, led by the ailing diplomat and intellectual Benjamin Franklin, also proved ineffective.
    — Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • After all, even with the growing demands of an aging population and increases in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), larger numbers of these jobs are already poorly paid.
    — Gene Sperling, Time, 1 July 2026
Definition of intellectual

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