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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 graduations
Lots of churches, lots of people singing it at their graduations.
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Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
New York University told its student speakers at school-specific ceremonies that their speeches would be pre-recorded and played during the graduations instead of being delivered live, reported independent student newspaper Washington Square News.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Brizzy has since seen Timmins through three graduations — high school, college and her most recent master's degree in architecture from the University of Virginia.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
School is out, graduations attended, wedding gifts purchased, and vacations planned.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
As spring ramps up toward summer, with all the finals, end-of-season tournaments, dance recitals, and graduations adding to an already busy schedule, can leave parents stressed out, exhausted, and short tempered.
—Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Clayton County Public Schools also held its graduations at the space in May.
—Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
And choices deserve better information than graduations do.
—Rinita Datta, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Is there really a need for kindergarten graduations?
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
New York University told its student speakers at school-specific ceremonies that their speeches would be pre-recorded and played during the graduations instead of being delivered live, reported independent student newspaper Washington Square News.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Brizzy has since seen Timmins through three graduations — high school, college and her most recent master's degree in architecture from the University of Virginia.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
School is out, graduations attended, wedding gifts purchased, and vacations planned.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
As spring ramps up toward summer, with all the finals, end-of-season tournaments, dance recitals, and graduations adding to an already busy schedule, can leave parents stressed out, exhausted, and short tempered.
—Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Clayton County Public Schools also held its graduations at the space in May.
—Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
And choices deserve better information than graduations do.
—Rinita Datta, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Is there really a need for kindergarten graduations?
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduations
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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
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Scholars have highlighted the ways in which Jim Crow informed the Nuremberg Laws, yet German colonial rule in Africa produced anti-miscegenation regulations and racial hierarchies that predate the Nazi period.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Networks of competence are prioritized ahead of hierarchies of authority.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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In the meantime, the Detroit firefighters used ladders to reach people who could not get outside through the hallways.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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The ladders across the Khumbu Icefall, which are carefully fixed by Sherpas to help climbers navigate the most treacherous section of the climb, had already been dismantled, according to one mountaineering company.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Dubón’s three-run home run in the third inning sent the Braves to a 7-3 win over the Blue Jays at Truist Park, giving the Braves yet another series victory.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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Wembanyama, one of the marquee stars of this series, was his usual disruptive presence in the paint defensively but struggled to make a larger impact elsewhere.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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The move drew criticism from progressive and Hispanic Democrats who argued the DCCC was unfairly trying to tip the scales in the race.—
Mathew Miranda
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Klum's dress was studded with crystals, which, from afar, resembled the scales on a mermaid's tail.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
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“Graduations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduations. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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