graduations

plural of graduation

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of graduations That’s not to mention the events like graduations and baptisms that have been hosted at the convention center, too. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026 On May 20, Quaid filed a petition seeking to end his $13,750 monthly child support payments to Buffington, 54, following the twins’ high school graduations, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 Some of the most striking parts of your reporting are the moments these sailors missed back at home, including graduations and weddings. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Gathering for parties, for graduations, for celebrations here in Hawaii is very, very big here. — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 With our children’s births spaced four years apart, that added up to 11 parent weekends (minus one for Covid), dozens of homecomings, and three graduations. — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026 Commentary and opinions Columnist Steve Lopez gives readers an inside look into a Hollywood courtroom where defendants are sentenced to get help and graduations are celebrated. — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 So every Native Forward scholar gets a person — staff who check in, celebrate graduations, and sometimes simply call a financial aid office on a student’s behalf. — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 But in a year that was supposed to culminate in several high-profile prospect graduations, the returns have been underwhelming. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduations
Noun
  • Texas dominated many national rankings in the report as well, with the ZIP code encompassing the Dallas suburb of Crandall ranking second on the list and a more urban Dallas ZIP code ranking 10th.
    — Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Between restructuring waves, automation fears and flattening hierarchies, that concern isn’t always irrational.
    — Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Some staff escaped the burning building by climbing from windows down firefighters’ ladders.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • There are two aluminum ladders on the wall, and students have 12 minutes to climb up and down 10 times.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026
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
Noun
  • Kingsolver’s fans appreciate her ability to play at vastly different scales.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Wang, though, says this is not practical as AI scales to trillions of transactions, and makes the case that machine-to-machine monitoring is the only viable option.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Graduations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduations. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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