as in novice
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity
our senator is just a freshman in Congress
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Recent Examples of freshman
Defensively, the freshmen also flashed.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
In his lone season as Tennessee’s starting quarterback, the six-foot-six quarterback led the Vols to a 10-3 record as a freshman, with 2,616 yards and 19 touchdowns and five interceptions.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Brock Schott, the other freshman tight end, caught a touchdown that was nullified by a holding penalty.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
Enrolling early can be a huge advantage to incoming freshmen hoping to make an early impact in college football.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
In his lone season as Tennessee’s starting quarterback, the six-foot-six quarterback led the Vols to a 10-3 record as a freshman, with 2,616 yards and 19 touchdowns and five interceptions.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Brock Schott, the other freshman tight end, caught a touchdown that was nullified by a holding penalty.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
Enrolling early can be a huge advantage to incoming freshmen hoping to make an early impact in college football.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freshman
Noun
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Long banking career and political novice Carney, who has had a high-profile banking career, is a political outsider who has never held political office.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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The ideal approach is to let veterans and novices collaborate, as tech alone cannot capture the human spirit.—
Deepa Nagraj,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The win was the first for Holmes as a starter since his rookie season in 2018.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Matthews’ fastball has averaged 97.1 mph for the Saints, compared to 94.9 mph for the Twins as a rookie last season, and the velocity on his slider and cutter are also up 2-3 mph.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Dickinson, Babygirl actor and a relative newcomer to A-list stardom, will debut his feature film Urchin, about a drifter (Frank Dillane) on the streets of London.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Great Escape festival is held on an annual basis every May in the seaside city of Brighton, and spotlights emerging and rising talent from the U.K. and Ireland as well as international newcomers.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Free instruction is provided for beginners.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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This class is ideal for absolute beginners with no prior poker experience.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The facility has an on-site training school, which welcomes groups of 10 apprentices at a time and also provides on-the-job training for existing employees, who are 82 percent female and range in age from 18 to 65.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2025
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No poaching, only growing Earlier this month, Villasenor started working as a technician apprentice at Gene Butman Ford in Ypsilanti, Michigan.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Freshman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freshman. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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