graduations

noun

plural of graduation
as in rankings
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 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 Did this include forgetting them on birthdays, Christmas, graduations and so forth? — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 17 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduations
  1. rankings
  2. hierarchies
  3. ladders
  4. series
  5. scales
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
Definition of rankings
Noun
  • Decades earlier, Atlanta had thrown its own enormous party, celebrating a fantasy of Southern womanhood while reinforcing the racial and social hierarchies of the real South—and conveniently leaving the horrors of slavery out of the picture.
    — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Ponti always rejected rigid hierarchies between high and low.
    — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of hierarchies
Noun
  • The building was believed to be vacant, but firefighters found a woman on the second floor and used ladders to rescue her.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The stroke prevented him from working on ladders, but he is slowly getting used to them again.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of ladders
Noun
  • Cavan Sullivan scored twice, Quinn Sullivan had a goal and two assists, and the Philadelphia Union beat Toronto FC 4-1 on Saturday to secure an automatic berth into a best-of-three series in the MLS Cup playoffs.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The upcoming series, co-created by Poehler and her former Parks and Recreation collaborator Michael Schur, also stars Hugh Laurie, Geraldine Viswanathan, Antonia Thomas and Fina Strazza.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of series
Noun
  • His head, aglitter with feathery scales, is small, neat, furious; his wingspan could wipe out several city blocks at once.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
  • And this new Godzilla, entirely computer-generated, is an irritable muscle of spikes and scales, or like a sort of angry gothic pineapple.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of scales

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“Graduations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduations. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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