as in student
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
As a Harvard undergraduate, Souter dated a young woman and spoke of marrying her.
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
If a large public university is more your speed, consider the University of Kentucky, which enrolls nearly 24,000 undergraduates at its campus in Lexington.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The afternoon commencement address to undergraduates will be given by President Lawrence P. Ward.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
The recipients are Joshua Cleary, third-year undergraduate at the University of Roehampton, who was awarded £3,000, and Meera Mistry, postgraduate alumna of the University of Roehampton, who was awarded £2,000.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 May 2025
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
If a large public university is more your speed, consider the University of Kentucky, which enrolls nearly 24,000 undergraduates at its campus in Lexington.
—Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The afternoon commencement address to undergraduates will be given by President Lawrence P. Ward.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2025
The recipients are Joshua Cleary, third-year undergraduate at the University of Roehampton, who was awarded £3,000, and Meera Mistry, postgraduate alumna of the University of Roehampton, who was awarded £2,000.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undergraduate
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Long holiday weekends are ideal for travel because many people have an extra day off work and students are off from school.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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In October 2019, the mother of four — who shares North West, 11, Saint West, 9, Chicago West, 7, and Psalm West, 6, with ex-husband Kanye West — dressed as the fictional Harvard law school student for Halloween.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The answer here is similar to the explanation of why philosophy majors score higher on postgraduate entrance exams than any other major.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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UConn said Monday that the federal government had revoked the visas of 13 members of its university community, including 12 students and one in a postgraduate professional program.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2025
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We are fully committed to maintaining Harvard's ability to host our international students and scholars, who hail from more than 140 countries and enrich the University—and this nation—immeasurably.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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And the collaboration the Archive Center most prioritizes is with Native communities themselves, providing reference services to community members, scholars and the general public.—
Nathan Pugh,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undergraduate. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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