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
The new superintendent will face challenges including new graduation requirements and budget constraints.
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Carley Lanich, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026
The girls had to navigate many milestones — graduations, weddings and having children — without having their mother’s support and guidance.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
During the 2020-21 school year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the district's graduation rate was about 87%.
—Nina Burns, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
At the same time, the state worked to realign graduation requirements after the MCAS was removed as a graduation standard in 2024, prompting ongoing debate over how to balance rigor, equity and local control.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
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Carley Lanich, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026
The girls had to navigate many milestones — graduations, weddings and having children — without having their mother’s support and guidance.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
During the 2020-21 school year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the district's graduation rate was about 87%.
—Nina Burns, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
At the same time, the state worked to realign graduation requirements after the MCAS was removed as a graduation standard in 2024, prompting ongoing debate over how to balance rigor, equity and local control.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduation
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But their top receiver, NFL Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba, is several rungs on the ladder above Courtland Sutton.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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Courtesy Chris Rodgers, a photographer and volunteer firefighter, is seen ascending a ladder from a fire truck.—
CBSColorado.com Staff,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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But talking about identity has ever-shifting rules and hierarchies that amount to bear-traps that can spring at any time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Would another defeat at Spurs change the hierarchy’s view on his position?—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Kansas City, Kansas Taco Trail includes the best Mexican restaurant in the state, according to a new ranking from a popular food review website.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2026
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Those wins helped the Huskies hang onto the top resumé ranking until recently, when they were jumped by Arizona.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
6 Feb. 2026
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Mass shootings are rare in Canada, a country with much stricter gun laws than the US, and school shootings of this scale are almost unheard of.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The company’s forestry arm has planted more than one billion trees, underscoring a scale of stewardship rarely matched in private ownership.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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The jobs report arrived weeks after a series of job cuts that slashed tens of thousands of workers combined at a handful of name-brand companies.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2026
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This new series for A Peace of My mind began during what Noltner thought would be downtime in his hometown.—
Derek James,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Graduation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduation. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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