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
Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 21 Dec. 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
Andy Browne, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Kitagawa thanked his family, colleagues, students and fellow postgraduate researchers at a news conference at Kyoto University.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Ms. Hager showed a postgraduate appetite for media ventures on her terms.
—Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 21 Dec. 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
Today, most members of the Chinese elite have a background in management, while the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, has an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering and a postgraduate degree in law — the Marxist version.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Kitagawa thanked his family, colleagues, students and fellow postgraduate researchers at a news conference at Kyoto University.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postgraduate
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Their friendship goes back over 20 years, when Kobo was a graduate student at New York University and befriended Hoffman at her sample sales.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Secondly, the legislation includes caps for graduate school assistance, which had previously been unlimited.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Yale University announced on Tuesday that new undergraduate students from families making under $200,000 a year would receive free tuition, and students from families making under $100,000 a year would have all their education costs waived.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Queens University of Charlotte was founded as a liberal arts undergraduate institution for women.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Jan. 2026
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When boys are asked to show up consistently for real people, academic readiness and emotional readiness develop side by side.—
Dr. Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Meyer studied international relations with a minor in history, and she was named to the PAC-12’s academic honor roll twice.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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That idea carried beyond the classroom when students petitioned City Hall to make South Miami the nation’s first Compassionate City.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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In a unique marketing strategy, the studio printed four different postcards — each showing one of the core stars in the first looks at the characters — that were dispersed throughout the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts for students to find.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postgraduate. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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