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a scheme of rank or order
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Recent Examples of graduations
If graduations decline, shortages deepen.
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Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
The group performed at birthday parties, graduations, bar mitzvahs, and synagogues.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The facility would be used for athletic tournaments, such as basketball and volleyball, and also large events such as high school graduations.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
The season is marked by many religious holidays, as well as graduations and the launch of many outdoor music festivals.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
The girls had to navigate many milestones — graduations, weddings and having children — without having their mother’s support and guidance.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Folks come to celebrate birthdays, graduations, promotions, or just a night out.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
This could all stem from the pandemic when so many people canceled important trips, whether related to weddings or graduations.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
The group performed at birthday parties, graduations, bar mitzvahs, and synagogues.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The facility would be used for athletic tournaments, such as basketball and volleyball, and also large events such as high school graduations.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
The season is marked by many religious holidays, as well as graduations and the launch of many outdoor music festivals.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
The girls had to navigate many milestones — graduations, weddings and having children — without having their mother’s support and guidance.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Folks come to celebrate birthdays, graduations, promotions, or just a night out.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
This could all stem from the pandemic when so many people canceled important trips, whether related to weddings or graduations.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduations
Noun
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For Anwar, the prison setting provided a concentrated laboratory for exploring societal hierarchies.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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But talking about identity has ever-shifting rules and hierarchies that amount to bear-traps that can spring at any time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Workers move between ladders while fresh paint lingers in the air, the space caught somewhere between warehouse and destination.—
Holly Alvarado,
Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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But today’s careers don’t always look like ladders.—
Ashley Herd,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The lawsuit also levels a series of accusations against the city of Los Angeles and its Department of Water and Power.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Daniel Pearl Memorial lecture series honors the late journalist and is considered the capstone of the university’s Burkle Center for International Relations.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Each has been given extraneous dramatic business, perhaps to balance the scales with Oliver and Ciara, and to underscore that this is a show about two sets of couples, their trust issues and their need for one another.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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In the case of the first-round pick, the player and the fit tipped the scales in the edge rushers’ favor over a player like Texas A&M’s KC Concepcion.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Graduations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduations. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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