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
Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
After finishing her bachelor and postgraduate degrees overseas, Zhao returned to Beijing to work in investor relations.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Leena Kim, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2022
For being a finalist, Stidham will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 26 Oct. 2022
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Adjective
Born in Malaysia, Tan has been a US citizen for 40 years after finishing postgraduate studies in nuclear engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
After finishing her bachelor and postgraduate degrees overseas, Zhao returned to Beijing to work in investor relations.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
The majority of Caltech’s Class of 2020 went on to either pursue a postgraduate degree (45% of the class) or accept a full-time job (47%).
—Leena Kim, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2022
For being a finalist, Stidham will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 26 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postgraduate
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The legislation will limit repayment options and cap borrowing limits for graduate students, including eliminating Graduate PLUS loans, forcing more students to apply for private loans or reconsider their education options.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi Atharva is a full-time content writer with a post-graduate degree in media & amp; entertainment and a graduate degree in electronics & telecommunications.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Enrollment for postsecondary education, especially at two-year undergraduate institutions, grew during the Great Recession of 2007 to 2009.—
Bebe Hodges,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Welch will teach the course again this fall, now offered to undergraduates, full-time and part-time MBA candidates, and all other post-graduate students, with one mega-section of 150.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Whether or not that bullishness pays off against Argentina is more or less academic.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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China’s effort to prompt a strong reaction to climate change and a transition to greater reliance on alternative forms of energy isn’t confined to academic research.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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For child care providers who offer pre-K programming, ESAs are an opportunity to help stabilize a sector that’s been competing with public schools for enrollment of these students.—
Lina Ruiz
September 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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The students spent about three months gathering data, interviewing dozens of sources and writing and editing stories under the guidance of a former Star reporter now teaching at Notre Dame.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postgraduate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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