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
Aris Folley, The Hill, 3 July 2025
At the same time, Ms. Hager showed a postgraduate appetite for media ventures on her terms.
—Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2025
Diminishing value of higher degree Meanwhile, fewer students are betting on postgraduate studies.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
One is that more and more students will decide graduate school is not worth it and won’t go at all despite the growing share of the workforce that requires some form of postgraduate education.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 3 July 2025
At the same time, Ms. Hager showed a postgraduate appetite for media ventures on her terms.
—Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
Noun
Give me the grizzled wisdom and experience of someone in their 50s or 60s; give me Esther Perel and Orna Guralnik; give me someone with a postgraduate certificate in relationship counseling at the very least.
—Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2025
Diminishing value of higher degree Meanwhile, fewer students are betting on postgraduate studies.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postgraduate
Adjective
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The district’s larger goal is to help students identify a post-graduate career field that fits their life goals.—
Samuel O’Neal
April 24,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Clinton School is the first graduate school in the nation to offer a Master of Public Service degree.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
23 Apr. 2026
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Booysen, a streamer and author from South Africa who holds an undergraduate degree in law, honors degree in psychology, and a master’s in neuropsychology, often travels with Donaldson on overseas trips while working remotely as a neuroscience researcher.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 May 2026
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If passed by the Legislature and voters, the amendment would would require the regents to appoint two undergraduate and two graduate students to two-year terms beginning July 1, 2027.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Task force member and history professor Bob Weinberg pushed back, saying reassessing historical figures is part of the academic process.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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And in March of this year, the White House revealed that the President’s Council on Science and Technology, long staffed with academic experts, is now led by tech industry figures such as Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and Oracle’s Larry Ellison—just one academic is on the council.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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Messages sent to campus communities at the University of California, California State University, Stanford University and the Los Angeles Community College District said students, staff and faculty were affected.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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What are the top 3 issues facing schools and students in San Diego County?—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postgraduate. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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