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a scheme of rank or order
had a graduation of testing levels into which to divide the students
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Recent Examples of graduation
In 2006, Brinkley was at a graduation ceremony to give a commencement speech.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The session will last 10 weeks, which includes graduation on Oct. 28.
—Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
In his first years after graduation, Thomas applied for a Ford Foundation grant to write librettos about Ray Bradbury’s science-fiction stories, but that didn’t pan out.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Levy enlisted in World War II the day after high school graduation, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Coe College, was accepted into Harvard Law School and eventually earned a double master’s degree in English and history from Harvard.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The session will last 10 weeks, which includes graduation on Oct. 28.
—Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
In his first years after graduation, Thomas applied for a Ford Foundation grant to write librettos about Ray Bradbury’s science-fiction stories, but that didn’t pan out.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Levy enlisted in World War II the day after high school graduation, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Coe College, was accepted into Harvard Law School and eventually earned a double master’s degree in English and history from Harvard.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduation
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Both also moved up in the rankings ahead of the U.S. Open.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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As Shelton raised the champion trophy, he was set to move to No. 6 in the ATP rankings and No. 4 in the ATP Race to Turin.—
Lukas Weese,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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Both were climbing corporate ladders when George Floyd’s murder changed everything.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
19 Aug. 2025
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Near the shooting scene, police found a ladder and burglary tools indicative of someone trying to break into a building on 22nd Street, via a back entrance accessible on 21st street, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 Aug. 2025
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Rigid hierarchies and siloed communication create drag at precisely the moment companies must move faster.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Inspired by his time in the military, the kitchen brigade, as it’s known, was modeled after the army, in which rank and hierarchy determines the chain of command.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
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The last outbreak of a similar scale occurred in 2019, when 1,274 cases were confirmed across the country.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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This summer’s transfer activity could be seen as just as unusual as last year’s for Liverpool, but at the opposite end of the scale.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The series ran for 11 seasons, beginning in 2010 until its final episode in 2022.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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These delays are becoming even more conspicuous now that the series load is diminishing.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Graduation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduation. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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