as in ladder
a scheme of rank or order
had a graduation of testing levels into which to divide the students
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Recent Examples of graduation
Her 17-year-old child was anticipating her graduation from Lafayette High School in August.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
The day after her graduation, Aetna provided additional information to NBC News about the two denials.
—Ramon Taylor, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
Unlike other Stranger Things parents, Susan was noticeably absent during Max’s stint in the hospital and at her high school graduation.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
After a flash-forward to close to a year later, the show ends with Will, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Max (Sadie Sink) finishing one last Dungeons and Dragons campaign after their high school graduation.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
The day after her graduation, Aetna provided additional information to NBC News about the two denials.
—Ramon Taylor, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
Unlike other Stranger Things parents, Susan was noticeably absent during Max’s stint in the hospital and at her high school graduation.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
After a flash-forward to close to a year later, the show ends with Will, Mike, Dustin, Lucas, and Max (Sadie Sink) finishing one last Dungeons and Dragons campaign after their high school graduation.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduation
Noun
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Store excess blankets in a linen closet, a floor basket, a blanket ladder, or a chest of drawers.—
Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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After the flames were knocked down, crews used ladders to snake hoses inside to put out any hot spots.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the internal logic of Venezuela’s ruling system, power functions less like that of a modern institutional state and more like a feudal hierarchy, where control of armed force determines political survival.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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But some people involved will be new, including those at the top of the legislative hierarchy.—
Rachel E. Stassen-Berger,
Des Moines Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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To determine the ranking, Skyscanner looked at destinations with the biggest year-over-year increases in searches to which shows where exactly travelers are most interested in heading to in the upcoming year.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Manning had the last name, the ranking, and was playing for a storied program.—
Jon Conahan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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The solution targets coastal erosion, flooding, and structural instability while addressing plastic waste at scale.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Known since the late 1980s for using erasure as a concept, Simmons extends his practice here into an architectural scale, transforming the main gallery into a vast blackboard environment where images emerge, blur, and refuse to fully disappear.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Jan. 2026
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Vesia’s status loomed over the series and hung heavy in the Dodgers’ clubhouse.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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King was one of this year’s honorees, receiving the Crystal Award for Advocacy in Film alongside Akil and Judy Blume for their Netflix series, Forever.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Graduation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduation. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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