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
  • While mapping these structural hierarchies is a foundational data modeling challenge, the piece that most organizations completely underestimate is the dynamic signal layer.
    Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Estrangement often happens when these two ideas of family collide and cannot be reconciled – when one member insists that biological or origin ties and hierarchies reinforce the family unit, and another insists that behavior does.
    Rin Reczek, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The city studies the problem and eventually installs a few more ladders and a few more life rings — genuinely useful, and genuinely insufficient.
    Joseph V. Sakran, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2026
  • As storm clean-up continues, residents may borrow tools like water pumps, chainsaws, fans, ladders, garden equipment and other tools from Empower Tools, a tool lending library, at no cost.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Through those networks, Johnson advocated for a series of measures that changed police practices across California.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The series, which Kaling executive produced with showrunner Charlie Grandy and 3 Arts Entertainment’s Howard Klein, launched in June and ran for nine episodes.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Catalyst replacement and maintenance can add significantly to operating costs, particularly as electrolyzers are deployed at larger scales and connected to renewable energy sources that can introduce fluctuating operating conditions.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier in training camp, Falcons quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt previously said the team had to evaluate Penix and Tua Tagovailoa on different scales.
    Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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“Graduations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduations. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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