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
The cast includes six graduate students and 14 undergraduates.
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David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
That figure is still below the wage floor for graduate workers at other local universities — doctorate students at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago earn a base pay of about $45,000.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Mohiuddin serves as the training director of the child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship and as chair of graduate medical education resident well‑being at Michigan Medicine.
—Sarah Mohiuddin, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026
Patterson started his state Legislature career after graduating and receiving a post-graduate fellowship from Sacramento State.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
That figure is still below the wage floor for graduate workers at other local universities — doctorate students at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago earn a base pay of about $45,000.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Mohiuddin serves as the training director of the child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship and as chair of graduate medical education resident well‑being at Michigan Medicine.
—Sarah Mohiuddin, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026
Patterson started his state Legislature career after graduating and receiving a post-graduate fellowship from Sacramento State.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
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Satya Marar is a postgraduate research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, an AI and antitrust fellow at Innovators Network, and a Young Voices contributor.—
Satya Marar,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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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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“Graduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduate. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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