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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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Recent Examples of graduation
On Wednesday, New York University withheld the diploma of a student who used his graduation speech to condemn Israel’s war in Gaza.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
Garden Graduation If your graduate is an inner garden girl at heart, try one of the most popular graduation party themes right now.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2025
Swift said she’s long been involved in advocacy work, both personally and professionally, focused on foster youth, victims of domestic violence and young people who struggle with life after high school graduation.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
Black women also typically earn less than their white counterparts after graduation, making loan repayment more difficult.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 7 May 2025
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
Garden Graduation If your graduate is an inner garden girl at heart, try one of the most popular graduation party themes right now.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2025
Swift said she’s long been involved in advocacy work, both personally and professionally, focused on foster youth, victims of domestic violence and young people who struggle with life after high school graduation.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
Black women also typically earn less than their white counterparts after graduation, making loan repayment more difficult.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduation
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The easy answer is most of the time, but the accurate answer is that out of the 24 roles in this ranking, Pantoliano is evil in 20, neutral in one, and good in three.—
Carrie Wittmer,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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It's been well over a decade since Aaliyah last scored a hit on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay tally, which is considered the most competitive radio ranking in those genres.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Sometimes the person accepting the soft promotion is eager to move up the ladder.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Each step up the information ladder, from two to three to four states, shortened the lifespan of the quantum memory.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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These tools are arranged in a hierarchy, with a powerful LLM tool acting as the project manager, delegating tasks to whatever will get the job done.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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But the process could open eyes to what might have been, as well as what comes next in an Eastern Conference hierarchy potentially reset.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2025
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Second: The scale of the potential corruption is boundless.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Job reductions have continued this year, though at a smaller scale than in preceding years.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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But there were few other fireworks for the offense, as the Sox were outscored 26-8 in the series.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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The 31-year-old Puerto Rican superstar took the stage twice during the NBC sketch comedy series, performing a pair of tracks from his history-making album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
18 May 2025
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“Graduation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduation. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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