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
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Paul was a graduate and had been pursuing postgraduate studies in both law and real estate, Oeste SC Notícias reported.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 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
Those activities include military service, religious missions, professional participation in other schools and enrolling in a postgraduate (PG) year after high school.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Paul was a graduate and had been pursuing postgraduate studies in both law and real estate, Oeste SC Notícias reported.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postgraduate
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,
24 Sep. 2025
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Both patient advocates and physicians can do more as well in educating medical students about the number of post-graduate fellowships in pain management available, as many of these fellowships remain open.—
Hany Demian,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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How Pantzer fell in love with Turner The Indianapolis art collector traced his love of Turner to a single moment in 1914 — the day when the Harvard University undergraduate sat in a lecture about the artist.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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This fall’s enrollment of undergraduate and graduate students at theCollege of Computing and Informatics is 4,520 and The Lee College of Engineering is 4,168.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The primary role of liaisons is to remove any barriers for students that would prevent them from accessing their education, said Valerie Gyroy, the academic advisor for families with housing insecurity with the Chandler Unified School District.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Rooted in the land-grant tradition, the UA System expands access to academic, practical, and professional opportunities, fosters intellectual growth and student success, promotes discovery and public service, and strengthens Arkansas's economy, health, and culture.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2025
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Lessons will include crafting song lyrics, gaining confidence in artistic expression and pairing songwriters with students in a mentorship program.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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In this atmosphere, microschools blossomed as a reinvention of the one-room schoolhouse that allowed one educator to teach a small group of students.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postgraduate. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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