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varsity

[vahr-si-tee] / ˈvɑr sɪ ti /
NOUN
first string
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In 10 regular-season games, he finished with 83 receptions for 1,531 yards and 16 touchdowns on the varsity team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Mestemaker’s varsity high-school career had come and gone without him starting a single game at quarterback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In cross-country, I was lightweight, which won me a spot on the varsity team as a freshman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

School resource officers and other investigators determined that the phone belonged to Jeffrey Pribble, head varsity coach of the football team, police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Some of the varsity ice hockey dudes walked by and scowled at me.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

The 1969 team was 2-4, a respectable enough record, though five opponents were the junior varsities of small colleges like Wheaton and Valparaiso.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2011

Last week, after Washington's junior varsity and freshmen had beaten the East's best, seven varsities pulled out on the calm Hudson to row four miles down stream.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1929 and 1930 he had been on losing Yale varsities.

From Time Magazine Archive

"And the varsities won't change till public opinion blows them to bits," added Martin.

From Years of Plenty by Ivor Brown

And they don't get the pick of the varsities either: the standard keeps going down.

From Years of Plenty by Ivor Brown


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