graduation
noun
grad·u·a·tion
ˌgra-jə-ˈwā-shən 
1
: a mark on an instrument or vessel indicating degrees or quantity
also
: these marks
2
a
: the award or acceptance of an academic degree or diploma
b
3
: arrangement in degrees or ranks
Examples of graduation in a Sentence
He joined the navy after graduation.
We had a party to celebrate her graduation from high school.
They took lots of pictures at their son's graduation.
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As with many schools, Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) had a myriad of hallmarks that students sought comfort in throughout their tenures on campus—and long after graduation too.
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Volman, Kaylan, and several friends — guitarist Al Nichol, drummer Don Murray, and bassist Chuck Portz — played in a band called the Crossfires during high school before forming the Turtles after graduation.
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Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Liberal and performing arts majors, for example, should think twice about borrowing hundreds of thousands in student loans if their median salary within five years of graduation is approximately $38,000.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
As with many schools, Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) had a myriad of hallmarks that students sought comfort in throughout their tenures on campus—and long after graduation too.
—Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Volman, Kaylan, and several friends — guitarist Al Nichol, drummer Don Murray, and bassist Chuck Portz — played in a band called the Crossfires during high school before forming the Turtles after graduation.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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graduation
noun
grad·u·a·tion
ˌgraj-ə-ˈwā-shən
1
: a mark or the marks on an instrument or container indicating degrees or quantity
2
a
: an act or process of graduating
b
: the ceremony marking the completion by a student of a course of study at a school or college : commencement
3
: arrangement in degrees or ranks
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