graduations

plural of graduation

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Recent Examples of graduations 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 But instead, Lee traded in school dances, graduations and family birthdays for connections all around the world. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 31 July 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 Two graduations lost Alexis Urrutia described her older brother as more than a sibling. Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Of course, brunettes hair has enjoyed some serious experimentation over the past year, with various graduations of the tone making waves. Elle Turner, Glamour, 4 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
  • And with Molly Ringwald as his muse, Hughes’s directorial debut established his gift for frank and empathetic tales of adolescent crushes and high school social hierarchies.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Meetings can feel slow, hierarchies are less visible and the CEO might get coffee for the intern.
    Jessica Hill Holm, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Issues include elevated pH levels,and improper signage, filters and ladders.
    Abby Dodge, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • As Stevie Wonder’s eponymous 1972 hit suggests, there’s something specifically ominous about a 13-month-old baby that puts it in league with the bad juju of falling ladders and broken looking glasses.
    Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Reggie Bannister, the actor best known for playing the iconic ice cream man Reggie in the Phantasm horror film series, has died peacefully at his home Sunday at 80.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Monday’s strikes were the latest in a series of drone attacks on oil infrastructure in Zawiya, which houses critical energy infrastructure including the country’s largest oil refinery, an export terminal and a power plant.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Proving this conjecture would show that waves experiencing chaos move in ways that look surprising and random at small scales but are simple at the macroscopic level.
    Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
  • And what controls are needed to ensure innovation scales responsibly?
    Tony Jarjoura, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Graduations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduations. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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