closed scholarship

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noun

a scholarship for which only certain people, such as those from a particular school or with a particular surname, are eligible

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Words nearby closed scholarship

closedown, closed plan, closed position, closed primary, closed rule, closed scholarship, closed season, closed sentence, closed set, closed shelf, closed shell

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How to use closed scholarship in a sentence

He closed his eyes, imagining the virgins, imagining away the pain in his head and groin.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Closed courthouses, rogue clerks, and misleading statements from the attorney general as Florida welcomes same-sex marriage.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I wish I could be writing to you under better circumstances, but unfortunately those avenues have closed up.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The FCC investigation recently closed its comment period on the Marriott case.
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Though the bar closed soon after, a movement had been sparked, and when it reopened in 1990, history was revived.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And now I can recall that his eyes closed, and from his lips I caught a sigh, and then he rolled to the floor.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The next instant the door closed softly behind them, and she went out of his life as a wife forever.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
He looked up through half closed eyes to see the Reverend standing over him.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
And it might be a good idea for you to give your men a gentle hint to keep their mouths closed about this affair—all of it.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The exchanges had closed in previous years, but never for the reasons which now controlled them.
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