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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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.
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Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
The new program operates at a more advanced level, targeting scholars already pursuing postgraduate research, while linking the Guggenheim’s New York and Venice venues into a single curatorial track.
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Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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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.
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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.
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Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
So, Murdock instead spent the fall of 2021 at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia, a postgraduate program attended by a handful of former NFL players, including Plaxico Burress and Michael Thomas.
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Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
The new program operates at a more advanced level, targeting scholars already pursuing postgraduate research, while linking the Guggenheim’s New York and Venice venues into a single curatorial track.
—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postgraduate
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The annual cap for graduate students is $20,500, with a total cap of $100,000.
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Also, the Grad PLUS loan, which allowed professional and graduate students to borrow up to cost of attendance, will be eliminated.
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Between 2021 and 2025, Chinese universities ended or suspended 12,200 undergraduate degree programs and introduced about 10,200 new ones, according to Ministry of Education data cited by Xinhua, China’s official state news agency.
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Whitehead wanted to write, but workshops rejected him and the cliquish undergraduate literary scene put him off.
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Priya Bhardwaj does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
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Students credit Burgess with helping shape not only their academic growth but also their confidence and character.
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Ortega graduated from high school as an accomplished student-athlete and through his DACA status was able to earn a college degree and become a teacher.
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Some of the 32 students will head to Boston Stadium on Friday, as Norway takes on France in one of the premier contests on the entire World Cup slate to date.
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postgraduate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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