majored (in)

verb

past tense of major (in)
as in studied

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  1. studied
  2. found out
  3. dug up
  4. ran down
  5. heard
  6. detected
  7. discovered
  8. determined
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  • Emer’s research team studied more than 89,000 people in Milwaukee who were tested for lead exposure by age 6.
    — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Since landing on Mars back in 2021, Perseverance has observed, sampled and studied a wide variety of rocks, boulder fields, Martian slopes and more.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of studied
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  • And as the most recent press secretary found out, you can be fired from the position just as quickly as you were hired.
    — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The town of Fort Myers Beach issued permits for flood panels for a few years, until FEMA found out and put a stop to it, per reporting by the Cape Coral Breeze.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of found out
Verb
  • Chicago has opened voting to name the giant rock that was dug up at O'Hare International Airport during construction.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Their quest becomes more difficult every year, however, as the remains of pre-Columbian trees slough back into the earth or are dug up to make way for agriculture and construction.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of dug up
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  • Models literally ran down the catwalk at times during Adidas’ high-octane show with multiple acts.
    — Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The documentary came off iPlayer last year after its window ran down.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of ran down
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  • The committee heard substantial evidence that construction workers had smoked on site, and several cigarette butts and some partially burned materials, such as cardboard boxes, were found on the flat roof.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Someone in the area can be heard using whistles, a tool that some activists have employed to alert people when ICE is in the area.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of heard
Verb
  • Previously, cases have been detected in some African countries, Japan and—for the first time this summer—Europe.
    — Sahas Mehra, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Stockton was where golden mussels were first detected in California more than two years ago.
    — Nina Burns, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of detected
Verb
  • Filling in because of an injury, Tucker, a freshman, has discovered the importance of getting the ball to Davis, who has 11 touchdown receptions.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Kriemler first discovered Jungwirth’s paintings at Thaddaeus Ropac about five years ago, traveling expressly to Bilbao, Spain, two years ago just to catch the big Jungwirth retrospective at the Guggenheim there.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of discovered
Verb
  • The researchers determined how high the barriers must be and their necessary width for electrons to flow through.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Dairy farmers sell into commodity markets where prices are largely determined by global supply and demand, while essential inputs such as feed, fuel and fertilizer costs are driven by many of those same external forces.
    — Jeff Tkach, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of determined
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