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adjective

Definition of postgraduatenext
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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noun

as in undergraduate

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Recent Examples of postgraduate
Adjective
In addition to the crown and new title, Donegan won more than $70,000 in scholarships through the Miss America program, which will help finance her undergraduate and postgraduate education. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 Letícia Paul, who had recently earned her law degree and was pursuing postgraduate studies in real estate and business law, went into anaphylactic shock moments after receiving an iodinated contrast dye, Jam Press reported. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
Twenty-seven states have already established similar licensure pathways for physicians who completed postgraduate medical training and practiced abroad before moving to the United States. — Lawson Mansell, Oc Register, 6 June 2026 The proposed test, which the ED plans to implement by July 1st, 2026, is designed to measure the financial return on investment of postgraduate degree programs. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for postgraduate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postgraduate
  1. graduate
  2. undergraduate
  3. academic
  4. student
Adjective
  • School eligibility To get a SoFi student loan, you must be enrolled at least half-time in a degree-seeking or graduate certificate-seeking program at an eligible school.
    — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This includes the seven residence halls for first-year students and the suite-style units and apartments for sophomores, upper-division students and graduate students.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of graduate
Noun
  • Three years later, in April 2018, he was accused of misappropriating over $400,000 in funds while working at the financial aid office as an undergraduate.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Court filings detail declining applications, enrollment, student withdrawals The court filings shed light on the recent decline in Wisconsin in international students, from undergraduate to doctoral, as well as visiting researchers and professors.
    — Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of undergraduate
Adjective
  • Inside the closed cockpits of WEC’s two classes of sports car, the difference may be academic.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Two decades and many drafts later, the project pulled in her academic background in gender studies alongside something more personal.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of academic
Noun
  • Donna and Gregory Witte started Nova Roots earlier this year and had enrolled 56 students for either summer programming or the 2026-27 school year, according to Arkansas Department of Education records.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2026
  • From union rallies at Sacramento State to a major social media bill headed to the governor’s desk, this week brought developments that affect students, parents, homeowners and residents across the region.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postgraduate. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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