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major in

VERB

learn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

determine enroll gain get grasp master pick up read receive review study

STRONG

apprentice attain con cram grind imbibe lucubrate matriculate memorize peruse prepare

WEAK

be taught be trained become able become versed brush up on burn midnight oil commit to memory crack the books drink in get down pat get the hang of get the knack of improve mind minor in pore over soak up specialize in take course take in train in wade through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore lose miss misunderstand neglect pass release spend

WEAK

overlook teach

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It will be the 12th time The Open has been held at Royal Lytham, which last staged golf's oldest major in 2012.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

But seeing close friend and teenage phenom Keys capture her major in Melbourne last year — after many wondered if her window had passed — hit closer to home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Andra Campos, a freshman at Stanford University planning to major in science and technology, says she never had a free summer after her freshman year of high school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The son of a stay-at-home mom and shipyard worker, he got a double major in finance and Chinese from the College of William & Mary, then a master’s in accounting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Richard said that he was a history major in college and studied World War I and read about his assassination in some books.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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