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 The theater has hosted a Jimmy Buffett concert, a high school graduation, an outdoor ice skating rink, and Fourth of July festivities, along with its nightly fare. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026 The rankings reviewed more than 27,000 public schools based on state assessments, graduation rates and college readiness. — Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 How to choose the right lender To choose the right lender, Collins from Western Governors University suggests picturing yourself making the payments after graduation. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 George plans to go to college to study finance and looks forward to the night the senior class spends on the Waukegan Municipal Beach a few days before graduation. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for graduation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduation
  1. ladder
  2. hierarchy
  3. ranking
  4. scale
  5. series
Noun
  • Career Ambition Is Less Tied To Rapid Promotion For many workers, career ambition no longer means climbing the ladder as quickly as possible.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • As Logano continued his push up the points ladder, teammate Ryan Blaney moved past Ty Gibbs into second in the standings at Richmond.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of ladder
Noun
  • Khurram Ismail, Chief Product Officer at SanDisk talked about their vision of additional layers in the storage and memory hierarchy for storing persistent KV cache as shown below.
    — Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • There are different roles for George Syrianos, Pedro Ferreira and Andy Reid within the Forest hierarchy, as the club has undergone a restructuring behind the scenes.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of hierarchy
Noun
  • Generally, the closer my preseason ranking came to a team’s final ranking in the actual Top 25, the better the grade.
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The compilation appears within the top 10 for the first time on America’s ranking of the top-selling releases of any style or length.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of ranking
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  • Forecasting tournaments and election markets have beaten their baselines, but no study has shown a crowd signal can be traded profitably at scale.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The results showed that the collagen fibrils and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles orient themselves along the tusk’s longitudinal axis, so there is a consistently high degree of anisotropy at all scales.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of scale
Noun
  • And thanks to K-pop stars using the site as a photoshoot, TV series and music video backdrop, this eerie space has a new lease on life.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026
  • One hundred participants were presented with a series of images showcasing the airport runways, and their visual engagement was measured using eye-tracking technology to determine the most captivating landings.
    — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of series

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