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Recent Examples of graduations
To save money, the School Board planned to relocate some graduations to high school gymnasiums instead of glitzy locales such as Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Board Chair Sarah Leonardi said the district is confronting significant financial realities as members considered school closures, boundary adjustments, and a proposal to move some high school graduations from large venues to on‑campus gymnasiums.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Though a discussion or vote on graduations was not on the official meeting agenda, board members, students and parents debated the topic for hours.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Last year, while the Spectrum Center underwent renovation, graduations were hosted at the 10,000-seat Bojangles Coliseum, and families were limited to seven tickets.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2026
Arias is currently regarded as the top position player prospect in the Red Sox organization following the graduations of Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Though the song is most often associated with New Year’s and the December holidays, it is often also played at graduations, retirements, funerals and other events that mark the end of something.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
It’s been made to fit everything from graduations to funerals.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
Still, some students and parents are riding the high of Thursday’s graduations, and are hopeful that Gaza’s schools and universities will soon be rebuilt.
—Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Board Chair Sarah Leonardi said the district is confronting significant financial realities as members considered school closures, boundary adjustments, and a proposal to move some high school graduations from large venues to on‑campus gymnasiums.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Though a discussion or vote on graduations was not on the official meeting agenda, board members, students and parents debated the topic for hours.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Last year, while the Spectrum Center underwent renovation, graduations were hosted at the 10,000-seat Bojangles Coliseum, and families were limited to seven tickets.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2026
Arias is currently regarded as the top position player prospect in the Red Sox organization following the graduations of Roman Anthony, Marcelo Mayer and Kristian Campbell.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Though the song is most often associated with New Year’s and the December holidays, it is often also played at graduations, retirements, funerals and other events that mark the end of something.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
It’s been made to fit everything from graduations to funerals.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
Still, some students and parents are riding the high of Thursday’s graduations, and are hopeful that Gaza’s schools and universities will soon be rebuilt.
—Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduations
Noun
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Coming from nations, and ships, with clear hierarchies and orders of command, Europeans arrived in a take-me-to-your-leader frame of mind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Today, legitimacy, that invisible prop of authority, is endangered like never before, as unjust hierarchies become too visible to ignore, and custodians of the status quo have taken an axe to their own prestige.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The man the woman was with exited the pond on his own, but firefighters used ropes and ladders to pull him up to the street as the embankment was steep and icy.—
Timia Cobb
Breaking News Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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In that fire, approximately 30 people were rescued by ladders or dragged out by firefighters.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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In most industries, consumers accept that the price of a product includes a series of levies and surcharges.—
Shain Shapiro,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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When Yoon was in office, Kim was embroiled in a series of scandals that severely hurt the conservative leader's approval rating and provided relentless political ammunition to his rivals.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Instead, on a variety of cosmic scales, from the insides of individual galaxies to groups and clusters of galaxies all the way up to the largest filamentary structures of all, an additional source of gravity is required.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Scientists working at microscopic scales have relied on a single dominant fabrication technique to build complex 3D structures.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Graduations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduations. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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