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sophomores

  • plural
    of sophomore.
    sophomore
    noun
    a student in the second year of high school or college.

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So are more college freshmen and sophomores, in the hopes of improving their own hiring chances later on, campus career counselors say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

Crossroads, which starts four sophomores, received 16 points from Evan Willis and 14 from Sheppard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026

Brown President Christina Paxson said she believed the shooting happened inside a final-exam review session for a principles of economics class where most of the students in the class were freshmen or sophomores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

And of those who do stay, only a handful were still waiting to start as sophomores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025

I didn’t realize college sophomores could live like this.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli