graduation

noun

ˌgra-jə-ˈwā-shən How to pronounce graduation (audio)
Definition of graduationnext
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 Some fall in love with the cool ocean breezes and relaxed quality of life and find ways to stay in town after graduation. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 After the July 10 graduation, the CHP has a total of 54 canine teams throughout the state, including 39 patrol and narcotics detection canine teams. — Libby Simpson, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026 Two graduation traumas A teen was detained by ICE during a routine check-in the day after his high school graduation in early June. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 The latter also sells more than one million copies annually, a perennial graduation gift. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for graduation
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  1. ladder
  2. hierarchy
  3. ranking
  4. scale
  5. series
Noun
  • Video recorded at the scene shows flames visible through a window on the upper floor, with crews responding and climbing a ladder up to that location.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Leaders have developed their own stealthy tests to spot high-potential employees ready to move up the next rung of the ladder.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Definition of ladder
Noun
  • Ownership Starts With Humility People want to play team sports, not serve a hierarchy.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The Old Trafford hierarchy entered the window with the intention of signing up to three midfielders, but with little hope of beating Manchester City to their first-choice target Anderson, who is signing for a record fee for a British player.
    — Aston Villa, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of hierarchy
Noun
  • Already one of the longest-ruling winners in the ranking’s history, the single may continue to run the show for weeks — or even months — to come.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Both movies have been side-by-side at the box office ranking in the top five.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2026
Definition of ranking
Noun
  • Tarrant County’s health inspections function on a 100-point scale, where a score of 100 is considered perfect and a score of 70 is considered extremely poor.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Soybeans, by contrast, cover less land, and less of that acreage is irrigated, which, at this scale, matters more than the quirks of individual plants.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
Definition of scale
Noun
  • They were reimposed on July 7, in tandem with the US launching strikes on Iran, in retaliation for a series of attacks on commercial ships near the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • That includes leads Evan Peters, who is filming Season 13 of American Horror Story for FX and Murphy, and Rebecca Hall, who is in talks for the female lead opposite Morgan Spector in Netflix’s Dan Brown series adaptation The Secret Of Secrets.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 July 2026
Definition of series

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