Thesaurus results for GRADUATION

graduation

noun

ˌgra-jə-ˈwā-shən

Definition of graduation

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 After graduation, Harry took a gap year to carry out humanitarian work in Africa (particularly with children in Lesotho), Australia, and Latin America. — Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026 Maryuri Chavez Carranza Elder Chavez Carranza believed his last year of high school would consist of preparations for his graduation, prom and planning for his future. — Rebecca Gelpi-Ufret, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 The department said 147 school districts recorded graduation rates of at least 90% this year. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 But who’s responsible in making sure students are ready to work after graduation? — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for graduation

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Noun

With fewer seats available at each level up the ladder, drivers -- and their sponsors or parents -- are essentially bidding against each other for spots.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Some staff escaped the burning building by climbing from windows down firefighters’ ladders.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of ladder

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Here again, actors deploying crypto’s financial heft crashed through boundaries that would have earlier been difficult for artists to circumnavigate without having achieved legitimacy through more conventional pathways in existing hierarchies.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
This brings up another psychological perspective, developed by famous psychologist Abraham Maslow, known as the hierarchy of needs.

— Naira Velumyan, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of hierarchy

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The Beijing entrepreneur spent the summer as chief financial officer of a start-up selling digital scales.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
The company will now evaluate its separation platform against relevant scandium-bearing feedstocks, with the initial research focused on determining whether the technology can support high-purity scandium recovery at larger scales.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of scale

Noun

Centre-2026 is the latest in a series of increasingly regular military activities between China and Russia.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Pugh also serves as an executive producer on East of Eden, taking on a central role in the creation of the series since she was brought on in 2020.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

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