sophomores

noun

plural of sophomore
as in freshmen
US a person in the second year of high school or college She's a sophomore in high school.

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Recent Examples of sophomores The sophomores got the nod to start through the first four games before Congdon supplanted Alofaituli against Clemson. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 Former Cherokee quarterback Zack Parker, considered one of the top sophomores at his position in Georgia, transferred to Milton. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Today, there are fewer traditional sophomores moving back into their dorms after a summer off, and far more adults returning to campus after years away. — Ruth Bauer, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 But Florida’s fastest offensive player would open up even more opportunties on the perimeter for sophomores Vernell Brown III and Dallas Wilson, who have combined for 26 catches six total touchdowns. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 Their absence has forced younger players like sophomores Jacobe Hayes and Terry Shelton along with South Alabama transfer Jeremy Scott into bigger roles. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026 That team featured a host of kids who are now freshmen and sophomores in high school, including Armani Ford, who is starting at quarterback for Plainfield South as a sophomore and has the Cougars off to a 3-0 start. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 The project tested its model in the spring semester of 2025 on four college sophomores from other schools, which gave them academic credit for coming to the Greenway campus and doing hands-on work with faculty supervisors in a prototype semester. — Jon Marcus, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026 This includes the seven residence halls for first-year students and the suite-style units and apartments for sophomores, upper-division students and graduate students. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
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  1. freshmen
  2. juniors
  3. students
Noun
  • These experienced and skilled athletes, who are often 22 or 23 years old, are appealing to coaches, especially when compared with inexperienced and physically less developed freshmen.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Those younger guys, freshmen Colben Landrew and Junior County, looked pretty good on Tuesday night.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of freshmen
Noun
  • Robinson and Stone are both redshirt juniors who have played alongside each other for the last four years at Duke.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Don’t cut the apprenticeship For employers, better output creates a temptation to hire fewer juniors.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of juniors
Noun
  • Advertisement The day after the raid, the Wilder School District reported absent rates soared, with 20% of students absent, according to The Idaho Statesman.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Oregon school district that lost three young students and a teacher in a mass shooting this week expressed profound grief on Saturday, praising the courage of the educator and staff member who risked their lives during the attack.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of students

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