as in postgraduate
of or relating to schooling done after earning a bachelor's degree
The team is conducting graduate research on the effects of climate change. She plans to begin graduate school in the fall.
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That means that many graduate students could turn to private student loans to help finance their education.
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Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
Chalker had a more martial bearing than most graduate students.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The long-term implications of these barriers could be grim, especially because more than half of the country’s postdoc scholars in science, technology, engineering and math, and around a third of the country’s graduate students, are visa holders.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Employees pay about $647 annually, while graduate students pay $927 annually.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
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Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
Chalker had a more martial bearing than most graduate students.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The long-term implications of these barriers could be grim, especially because more than half of the country’s postdoc scholars in science, technology, engineering and math, and around a third of the country’s graduate students, are visa holders.
—Nara Parameswaran, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Employees pay about $647 annually, while graduate students pay $927 annually.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduate
postgraduate
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Proceeds from the evening will support the Whitney’s Independent Study Program, which supports emerging curators and artists at the postgraduate level.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
15 Dec. 2025
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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
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“Graduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduate. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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