as in graduate
of or relating to studies done after earning a bachelor's degree or other degree
After college, she spent her first postgraduate year studying abroad.
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Recent Examples of postgraduate
Walter Loeb, Forbes, 16 June 2022
The University of California and 48,000 people who work as teachers and researchers while earning postgraduate degrees came to a tentative labor agreement Friday, both sides announced.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2022
Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
In fact, less than 20% of all international students receive grant funding from a federal source, and most of that goes to postgraduates doing advanced research.
—Barnet Sherman, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Academia is important for a few reasons; this community generates studies that influence company actions or consumer choices and also often awakens young people to be creative in their postgraduate years.
—Walter Loeb, Forbes, 16 June 2022
The University of California and 48,000 people who work as teachers and researchers while earning postgraduate degrees came to a tentative labor agreement Friday, both sides announced.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2022
Noun
One person was on a postgraduate professional training visa after attending a Los Angeles campus, another student attends an Orange County university and the third student attends an Inland Empire campus.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
In fact, less than 20% of all international students receive grant funding from a federal source, and most of that goes to postgraduates doing advanced research.
—Barnet Sherman, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postgraduate
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The job market, once anchored by long-term employment and financial benefits, is now dominated by gig work, algorithmic shifts and graduate unemployment.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Two graduate students, Alice and Peter, must travel to hell in order to save their professor’s soul, and yes, there’s a bit of will-they-or-won’t-they romance.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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As a Harvard undergraduate, Souter dated a young woman and spoke of marrying her.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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If a large public university is more your speed, consider the University of Kentucky, which enrolls nearly 24,000 undergraduates at its campus in Lexington.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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For some Chinese liberals, however, Trump’s sweeping expansion of executive power and attacks on press freedom, academic independence and the rule of law in the first 100 days of his second term have sparked disbelief, frustration and disappointment.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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Her academic load is significant, and at various times, my wife and I have discussed with her the idea of scaling back her work to focus on school.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2025
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If there is space, the group may welcome back a few former students with an alternate project.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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The cases have included people without lawful status in the country, as well as international students targeted for their pro-Palestinian advocacy.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postgraduate. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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