: a student in the second year at college or a 4-year secondary school
: being or associated with the second in a series
their sophomore album
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Noun
She's a sophomore in high school.
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Thomas Smith, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
In terms of the sophomore session of Paramount’s Gladiator II, there may indeed be a battle for No. 1 with Wicked at the international box office.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Zac Ntim, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
The Falcons’ three other scoring golfers were sophomore Roman Damnkoehler (73), junior Ethan Elleraas (75) and senior Colin Li, off to Yale, (76).
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
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Noun
Again in 2012, and then topped the U.K. Albums Chart with 2016’s sophomore LP Love & Hate.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
In terms of the sophomore session of Paramount’s Gladiator II, there may indeed be a battle for No. 1 with Wicked at the international box office.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Adjective
There are also sophomore film projects from Yorgos Goussis, Kaltrina Krasniqi, Diego Llorente, Nikola Mijović, Ahu Ozturk, Sonia Liza Kenterman, and Ahmad Ghossein.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
The Falcons’ three other scoring golfers were sophomore Roman Damnkoehler (73), junior Ethan Elleraas (75) and senior Colin Li, off to Yale, (76).
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
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“Sophomore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sophomore. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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