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
Their venture started in 1961, when Arthur Freeman, then a graduate student of Elizabethan drama at Harvard University, began acquiring sources on John Payne Collier.
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Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
The pair met during the COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia when the football player was home training for the NFL and Victoria was attending graduate school for speech-language pathology.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
How HSIs help Hispanic students A growing body of research shows that HSIs are crucial in helping more Hispanic and first-generation students attend and graduate college.
—Joseph Morales, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Investing in graduate education programs is part of Elon’s strategy to offset the decline in new student enrollment, though grad students still make up a relatively small portion of Elon’s student body.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025
The pair met during the COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia when the football player was home training for the NFL and Victoria was attending graduate school for speech-language pathology.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
How HSIs help Hispanic students A growing body of research shows that HSIs are crucial in helping more Hispanic and first-generation students attend and graduate college.
—Joseph Morales, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Investing in graduate education programs is part of Elon’s strategy to offset the decline in new student enrollment, though grad students still make up a relatively small portion of Elon’s student body.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduate
postgraduate
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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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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
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“Graduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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