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
Nicole McCann, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
Let’s recap what went down in the show’s debut:
Leo Woodall (One Day, The White Lotus) plays protagonist Ed, a postgraduate research candidate at Cambridge.
—Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 22 Jan. 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
These have created a persistent bottleneck in postgraduate medical training that requires acts of Congress to reverse.
—Nicole McCann, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
Let’s recap what went down in the show’s debut:
Leo Woodall (One Day, The White Lotus) plays protagonist Ed, a postgraduate research candidate at Cambridge.
—Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postgraduate
Adjective
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Rates for graduate students and parent borrowers have also fallen, the Department confirmed at the end of May.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Our team and other labs in similar situations will be less likely to work with graduate students due to a lack of available funding to pay and support them.—
Paz Galupo,
The Conversation,
2 June 2025
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The center will also support students through research programs for undergraduates and high schoolers, plus nursing scholarships.—
Florida International University,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2025
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About 1,500 undergraduates were enrolled at Hartford as of the fall of 2024. UConn already planned its first residence hall in Hartford on Pratt Street for up to 200 — to be completed by the fall of 2026.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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The following Naperville residents have completed college/university degrees or have been named to their school’s dean’s list, honor roll or similar academic achievement list. Names, degrees and honors appear below as provided by the respective schools.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Nearly one million Florida students missed more than three weeks of school last year, a staggering number of chronically absent children undermining their academic success.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Under the Trump administration, deportation plans have expanded to student visa holders and immigrants in the U.S. on Temporary Protected Status.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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And with 66 colleges/universities available, there’s something for just about every student.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postgraduate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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