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Recent Examples of upperclassman
Freshman phenom Sarah Strong also had an elite performance alongside the upperclassmen, logging 17 points plus five rebounds, four assists and three steals.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
So who are the five upperclassmen who have taken their Lafayette public school to the upper-echelon of California high school basketball?
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The Broncos’ secondary looks pretty set with returning players, but with the bulk of those players being upperclassmen, Smith could be one for the future.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2025
The men’s team won a conference championship last season and was built on a core of upperclassmen led by seventh-year senior Alex Garcia, who helped build the program.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
So who are the five upperclassmen who have taken their Lafayette public school to the upper-echelon of California high school basketball?
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The Broncos’ secondary looks pretty set with returning players, but with the bulk of those players being upperclassmen, Smith could be one for the future.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2025
The men’s team won a conference championship last season and was built on a core of upperclassmen led by seventh-year senior Alex Garcia, who helped build the program.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upperclassman
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With the air at its thickest and the nerves at their highest level, freshman relief pitcher Cambria Salmon walked in the first run and then threw a wild pitch for run number two, 2-0 Red Raiders.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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But if a third game is required, the pressure will be on freshman Tate DeRias (2-3, 5.77).—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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After a softer-than-expected debut last weekend, Sony’s Karate Kid: Legends is falling off 57 percent or more in it sophomore outing to $8.7 million from 3,859 sites for a muted domestic tally of $35.4 million through Sudany.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2025
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Asuma, a sophomore from Cherry, Minn., is the only returning player who got any playing time in Ben Johnson’s final year as head coach in 2024-25.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
6 June 2025
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Watching and learning as a junior paid off when St. Laurence coach Teagan Walsh noticed.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Key Background Hernandez, a junior at California’s Jurupa Valley High School, shared first place in the high jump and triple jump and second place in the long jump events at Saturday’s state track and field competition.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Right-handed underclassmen Matthew Jenkins and Caden McDonald are the most likely starters, having not pitched over the weekend.—
Jackson Castellano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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The transfer portal and the ability to earn NIL money anywhere, immediately, has only complicated the early-entry decision for underclassmen in college football.—
Nick Baumgardner,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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To be eligible, undergrads need to maintain a GPA of 2.5 or above at a Missouri state college or university.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
28 May 2025
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Tech sector-centric Computer science is among the fastest-growing fields of study among undergrads, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, but jobs in the sector are particularly vulnerable to replacement by automation.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
27 May 2025
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“Upperclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upperclassman. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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