high schoolers

noun

plural of high schooler
as in middle schoolers

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  1. undergraduates
  2. freshmen
  3. juniors
Noun
  • More than a third of UC undergraduates are low-income students.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Parent borrowing for their undergraduates will also be restricted to $20,000 per student per year, with a lifetime limit of $65,000.
    — Jeffrey Selingo, Time, 2 July 2026
Definition of undergraduates
Noun
  • At the University of Georgia, freshmen may bring cars to campus, but parking availability is extremely limited, and permits are not guaranteed.
    — Chris Teague, AJC.com, 3 July 2026
  • In addition to Watkins and Davidson, the Trojans also brought in two other top freshmen in Sitaya Fagan and Sara Okeke, as well as two priority portal additions in Ryann Bennett and Pania Davis.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of freshmen
Noun
  • The old model had strategists on top, executors in the middle and juniors at the bottom.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The camp is open to rising high school juniors and seniors, and most of the attendees were from Lake and Porter counties.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
Definition of juniors
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