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
Joyce Jiang, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Drahi, who had a postgraduate degree from Télécom Paris, one of the country’s top engineering schools, was a cable guy.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2022
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
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Adjective
In China, students must pass a highly competitive national postgraduate entrance exam and then study for at least two years before landing a master’s degree.
—Joyce Jiang, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Drahi, who had a postgraduate degree from Télécom Paris, one of the country’s top engineering schools, was a cable guy.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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
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
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Adjective
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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,
14 Oct. 2025
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Case was a member of Kansas’ 2008 NCAA title team and after graduation was on the KU staff while taking graduate courses for the 2008-09 season.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
14 Oct. 2025
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Helping patients means helping nurses After getting her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Cincinnati, Holt began working as a clinical nurse in the neuroscience unit at UC Health, then called University of Cincinnati Hospital.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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But many other top universities have been faster to introduce undergraduate programs in AI, including Carnegie Mellon, Penn and Purdue University.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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By the time the fourth quarter started, Denver trailed 19-0, and the fact that Nix had the team in scoring territory seemed almost academic.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Introducing the item at a board meeting, Staffieri said there’s a need to enhance inclusion and belonging in support of academic success, through the training, education, prevention and support services that the NCRC can provide.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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With rising tuition, heavy student debt, and a shaky job market, more young workers are rethinking the four-year degree and turning to faster and cheaper routes to a steady career.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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The preliminary draft released by state education officials lays out what standards Massachusetts high school students may be required to meet to graduate, replacing the former MCAS standardized testing requirement.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postgraduate. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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