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a person enrolled in a college or university who has not yet earned a degree
a group of college undergraduates
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Recent Examples of undergraduate
The four University of Idaho undergraduates were stabbed to death at an off-campus home in Moscow in November 2022.
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
San Diego State University is readying to start its own AI undergraduate program next year.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
In the 2023-24 school year, just under 3% of UC San Diego’s undergraduate degrees awarded went to students who identify as Black or African-American, according to the system’s data.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Helping patients means helping nurses After getting her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Cincinnati, Holt began working as a clinical nurse in the neuroscience unit at UC Health, then called University of Cincinnati Hospital.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
San Diego State University is readying to start its own AI undergraduate program next year.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
In the 2023-24 school year, just under 3% of UC San Diego’s undergraduate degrees awarded went to students who identify as Black or African-American, according to the system’s data.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Helping patients means helping nurses After getting her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Cincinnati, Holt began working as a clinical nurse in the neuroscience unit at UC Health, then called University of Cincinnati Hospital.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduate
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Gunterman is immersed in local student journalism as the executive director of the Indiana High School Press Association and the faculty adviser of Franklin College's student newspaper.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
27 Oct. 2025
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Schools may not have more than one of their students on the ballot each week.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Oct. 2025
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Today, most members of the Chinese elite have a background in management, while the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, has an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering and a postgraduate degree in law — the Marxist version.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Kitagawa thanked his family, colleagues, students and fellow postgraduate researchers at a news conference at Kyoto University.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
8 Oct. 2025
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Defense Priorities scholars argue that the cartels are being falsely equated with terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, and warn of mission creep without clear objectives or legal justification.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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That call is all too real, according to Stephen Schwartz, an independent scholar who has extensively researched the history of America's nuclear command systems.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduate. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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