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 Wildcats also lose Lau — a 29-game starter — and Lash to graduation.
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Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
One day before the Knicks game, Smith picked up his cap and gown for the graduation ceremony and shared his excitement on social media.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
Today's college seniors expect to make about $80,000 one year after graduation, according to a survey of undergraduates pursuing a bachelor's degree by real estate site Clever in February and March.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 May 2026
My plan to give Californians a pathway to a bachelor’s degree without paying a cent in tuition will boost our workforce, grow our economy, and put students on a positive trajectory to thrive after graduation.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for graduation
Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
One day before the Knicks game, Smith picked up his cap and gown for the graduation ceremony and shared his excitement on social media.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
Today's college seniors expect to make about $80,000 one year after graduation, according to a survey of undergraduates pursuing a bachelor's degree by real estate site Clever in February and March.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 May 2026
My plan to give Californians a pathway to a bachelor’s degree without paying a cent in tuition will boost our workforce, grow our economy, and put students on a positive trajectory to thrive after graduation.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduation
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After half an hour of mat stretches, Mira and two other students climbed onto Swedish ladders, hung with their backs to the wall, and did a set of leg lifts, tapping their feet against their heads.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The ladder shifted down, and barely anyone noticed — because the absolute numbers kept going up.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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And yet, as one of the parties in the Heat hierarchy privately expressed recently, the view is that this could be the Summer of 2019 all over again, when the Heat exited from the lottery with Tyler Herro as the draft pick and exited free agency with Butler.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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In recent weeks, sources within the club hierarchy expressed a feeling that Arbeloa had made things more difficult for his team, as well as upsetting the dressing-room dynamic, by handing call-ups to academy players.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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What the ranking also does not reflect is the work happening at the local level.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Here’s a ranking of the UDFAs with the best chance to stick around with the Raiders in 2026, from least likely to most.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Voluntary carbon markets and community-scale investments will persist as long as corporate commitments and consumer demand hold.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 May 2026
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Implementing mass timber at scale means navigating property lines and managing infrastructure boundaries between private owners.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Richards will be activated ahead of Friday’s series opener against the Seattle Mariners at Rate Field, Venable said, and the Sox will make a corresponding move.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The stabbing of two men in a Jewish neighborhood in London appears to be the latest in a series of antisemitic attacks in the United Kingdom since the beginning of the American-Israeli war against Iran, in late February.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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“Graduation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduation. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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