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Recent Examples of underclassman
Hutchins was the Eagles’ best special-teamer as an underclassman and a team captain his senior season.
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Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
The underclassman enjoys learning languages, baking and coaching swimming.
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Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Strong became the eighth Husky and just the seventh underclassman to win the Naismith Trophy since 1983.
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Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
How could an undersized, underclassman quarterback coming off a serious knee injury fend off a QB who’d received offers from the likes of Oklahoma, Miami and Notre Dame?
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Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for underclassman
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
The underclassman enjoys learning languages, baking and coaching swimming.
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Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Strong became the eighth Husky and just the seventh underclassman to win the Naismith Trophy since 1983.
—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
How could an undersized, underclassman quarterback coming off a serious knee injury fend off a QB who’d received offers from the likes of Oklahoma, Miami and Notre Dame?
—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for underclassman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underclassman
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Their musical talents were soon spotted by an upperclassman who rode the school bus with Dempsey.
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Junior shortstop Dean Carpentier is another upperclassman who believed in Stankiewicz.
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The pair met in English class on the first day of their freshman year.
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To follow through on this commitment to affordability, the system implemented the Tuition Stability Plan in 2022, which locks in a student’s tuition and systemwide fees at their freshman-year rate for the duration of their undergraduate education.
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Talon Spencer of Capistrano Valley had 21 touchdown passes and 11 touchdown runs as a sophomore.
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Grindlinger is committed to Tennessee, where his older brother Trent is a rising sophomore.
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The 5-foot-10 junior is originally from Minico High School in Rupert, where she was named the 4A Player of the Year as a senior in 2022.
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Palestra, nine years Grimaldo’s junior, does not have as refined an offensive game, but provides a few different dimensions — including a more seamless fit into a back four.
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That will be limited to $20,000 per year or $65,000 over the lifetime of the undergrad program for that student.
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Curry was an undergrad at the University of Texas at Arlington and a graduate of the University of Houston Law Center.
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“Underclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underclassman. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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