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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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ZipRecruiter crunched the numbers on the top fields, and the most common job title in that field, where soon-to-be grads are most likely to earn $100,000 or more right after graduation, based on job postings and their typical salary ranges for 2025 so far.
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Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
The majority feel optimistic about landing a job after graduation, but a surprising number feel overqualified for the jobs being offered.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
At graduation last year from Pine Crest, Goldberg won the school’s Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award at the 2024 commencement ceremony.
—Steve Rothaus, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
The case involved an international student removed from his academic program just months before graduation.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
The majority feel optimistic about landing a job after graduation, but a surprising number feel overqualified for the jobs being offered.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
At graduation last year from Pine Crest, Goldberg won the school’s Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award at the 2024 commencement ceremony.
—Steve Rothaus, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
The case involved an international student removed from his academic program just months before graduation.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduation
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Nice sit 63rd in the ELO rankings — a measure of team strength that allocates points for every result, weighted by the quality of opposition faced — ahead of Galatasaray and level with Freiburg.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Ellison improved his ranking by one from No. 5 in 2024, while Page vaulted three places from No. 10 and Brin jumped three positions from No. 11.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Hilton said he was compelled to run by his ability to climb the economic ladder after his family immigrated to the United Kingdom and his fears that this is no longer possible in California because Democrats control the state.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Below is a list of all of them and updates on their climb up the professional ladder.—
Michael Lycklama,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Apr. 2025
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After long negotiations with Athletic’s hierarchy, Williams signed a three-year contract extension in December 2023, tying him to the club until 2027.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The six full time positions cut from Northwestern Division would include the station hierarchy: the captain, detectives and sergeants.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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Epic's focus on the low end of the gaming revenue scale is something of an inverse of Valve's fee structure on Steam.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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An injection of that scale could have dramatically accelerated its global footprint.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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In each of the past two NBA playoffs, at least two lower seeds have won a first-round series, including four in 2023.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the latest video for Vogue’s Now Serving series, where celebrities make their signature dishes on camera, the Smiths give us the rundown on how to make a crispy chicken sandwich and rosemary mint lemonade.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Graduation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduation. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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