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Recent Examples of graduations
But these pens all had very serious limitations, and fountain pens were also so expensive they were often given as presents to mark important occasions like school graduations.
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New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
Macy’s, founded in New York City in 1858, benefits from a huge reservoir of goodwill among its 40 million annual customers, many of whom remember trips to the department store as kids, to get outfits for their graduations or to sit on Santa’s knee.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Management provided the coaching staff with a series of options at forward, from Europe, via trade, minor league graduations, and a recent free-agent addition in Roslovic, who needs to play a feature role due to the nature of his contract (described here by Daniel Nugent-Bowman at The Athletic).
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
But the Sacramento Educational Cable Commission livestreams high school graduations.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This will be the first of such graduations that will happen almost yearly for some time.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
In a 2022 study, researchers wanted to understand how celebrations such as birthdays, promotions, graduations and even smaller milestones actually contribute to well-being.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
While most graduations take place in arenas in May, the ringing applause heard throughout the center yesterday marked the end of the high school educational journeys for over 50 students, many of whom have been involved with gun violence and used school to change their life direction.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Through celebrations, graduations, heartbreaks and loss, the friends stayed close and continued to support each other through life’s many highs and lows.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 20 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
Macy’s, founded in New York City in 1858, benefits from a huge reservoir of goodwill among its 40 million annual customers, many of whom remember trips to the department store as kids, to get outfits for their graduations or to sit on Santa’s knee.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Management provided the coaching staff with a series of options at forward, from Europe, via trade, minor league graduations, and a recent free-agent addition in Roslovic, who needs to play a feature role due to the nature of his contract (described here by Daniel Nugent-Bowman at The Athletic).
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
But the Sacramento Educational Cable Commission livestreams high school graduations.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This will be the first of such graduations that will happen almost yearly for some time.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
In a 2022 study, researchers wanted to understand how celebrations such as birthdays, promotions, graduations and even smaller milestones actually contribute to well-being.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
While most graduations take place in arenas in May, the ringing applause heard throughout the center yesterday marked the end of the high school educational journeys for over 50 students, many of whom have been involved with gun violence and used school to change their life direction.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Through celebrations, graduations, heartbreaks and loss, the friends stayed close and continued to support each other through life’s many highs and lows.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduations
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People who are rude or unaware with receptionists can poison your culture, create unnecessary hierarchies, and drive your best people to leave.—
Jessica Neal,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Historically, beauty standards have been used to reinforce social hierarchies and maintain power structures, marginalizing people who don’t fit the societal standards.—
Akilah Sailers,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Another approach on two ladders was also aborted, and a drone was sent up in their stead.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The all-electric vehicles are equipped with shotguns, shields and ladders and additional battery capacity to better handle the demands of a police department, McMahill said.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Vesia’s status loomed over the series and hung heavy in the Dodgers’ clubhouse.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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King was one of this year’s honorees, receiving the Crystal Award for Advocacy in Film alongside Akil and Judy Blume for their Netflix series, Forever.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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In contexts not concerning the elite private colleges of New England and their decades-old conflicts and syllabi and on-campus squabbles, this mode of prestige media procedure matters absolutely and enormously, at scales difficult to tabulate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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But there are still other redistricting maps in the works in several other states that could tip the scales in Republicans' favor.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Graduations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduations. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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