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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Recent Examples of graduate
Starting July 1, federal student loans will be capped at $100,000 on graduate degrees and $200,000 on professional degrees.
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Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Most notably has been a 10% reduction in the amount of graduate students, falling by a total of over 500 over those years.
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Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
As thousands of Fort Worth ISD students walked the graduation stage this month, seniors in the district are becoming increasingly more prepared for college, careers, military or other post-graduate plans, according to state education data.
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Samuel O’Neal 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
Schools have establish ways to measure student achievement, retention and post-graduate success.
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Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Most notably has been a 10% reduction in the amount of graduate students, falling by a total of over 500 over those years.
—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
As thousands of Fort Worth ISD students walked the graduation stage this month, seniors in the district are becoming increasingly more prepared for college, careers, military or other post-graduate plans, according to state education data.
—
Samuel O’Neal 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
Schools have establish ways to measure student achievement, retention and post-graduate success.
—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for graduate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduate
postgraduate
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Between 1968 and 1999, Jaray ran the postgraduate course at Slade, where her pupils included Turner Prize–winning British artist Martin Creed, among many others.
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His six-year college career included an undergraduate stint at Notre Dame and two postgraduate seasons at California following a medical redshirt and pandemic waiver, when the NCAA gave thousands of athletes an extra year.
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“Graduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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