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Recent Examples of underclassman
Those two underclassmen sparked a 10-0 start by Prospect Ridge, and the Miners never looked back in a wire-to-wire win.
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Lexington relied on its underclassmen for support Wednesday, and was rewarded with the best prize of all – a state championship.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Looking ahead to 2026 The last two weeks, after the dead period, have seen a sight we’re not used to: in-home visits in January with underclassmen.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Watkins earned the award as a sophomore, becoming just the third underclassman to do so since the award was established in the 2003-04 season.
WHO IS JUJU WATKINS?
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Lexington relied on its underclassmen for support Wednesday, and was rewarded with the best prize of all – a state championship.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Looking ahead to 2026 The last two weeks, after the dead period, have seen a sight we’re not used to: in-home visits in January with underclassmen.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Watkins earned the award as a sophomore, becoming just the third underclassman to do so since the award was established in the 2003-04 season.
WHO IS JUJU WATKINS?
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underclassman
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With the Tigers graduating four key seniors in 2024 and only two starting upperclassmen returning to the squad (Kara Daly and Crenshaw), there was plenty of room for Walker to take on a bigger role with the team.—
True Deck,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2025
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Dart was a first-team All-SEC selection by the coaches and a finalist for the Manning Award (given to the top college football QB) and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (given to the nation’s top upperclassman QB).—
Charlotte Carroll,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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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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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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“Underclassman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underclassman. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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