post·grad·u·ate
ˌpōs(t)-ˈgra-jə-wət 
-ˌwāt,
-ˈgraj-wət
: of, relating to, or engaged in formal studies after graduation : graduate
: a student continuing formal education after graduation from high school or college
Examples of postgraduate in a Sentence
Adjective
After college, she spent her first postgraduate year studying abroad.
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Letícia Paul, who had recently earned her law degree and was pursuing postgraduate studies in real estate and business law, went into anaphylactic shock moments after receiving an iodinated contrast dye, Jam Press reported.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Those activities include military service, religious missions, professional participation in other schools and enrolling in a postgraduate (PG) year after high school.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
In addition to the crown and new title, Donegan won more than $70,000 in scholarships through the Miss America program, which will help finance her undergraduate and postgraduate education.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Letícia Paul, who had recently earned her law degree and was pursuing postgraduate studies in real estate and business law, went into anaphylactic shock moments after receiving an iodinated contrast dye, Jam Press reported.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
Drahi, who had a postgraduate degree from Télécom Paris, one of the country’s top engineering schools, was a cable guy.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Those activities include military service, religious missions, professional participation in other schools and enrolling in a postgraduate (PG) year after high school.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postgraduate. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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postgraduate
1 of 2 adjective
post·grad·u·ate
(ˈ)pōst-ˈgraj-(ə-)wət
-ə-ˌwāt
: of, relating to, or engaged in formal studies after graduation : graduate entry 2 sense 2
postgraduate
2 of 2 noun
: a student continuing his or her education after graduation
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