as in postgraduate
of or relating to schooling done after earning a bachelor's degree
The team is conducting graduate research on the effects of climate change. She plans to begin graduate school in the fall.
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Recent Examples of graduate
Lowry’s role at the museum has been, more than anything else, a CEO — one with graduate degrees in art history from Harvard but a CEO nonetheless.
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Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
At Harvard University, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revoked the visas of three graduate students and two recent graduates.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Zia co-coordinated our largest ever Debate Watch Party, drawing ~500 students, primarily consisting of graduate students.
—Olivia Antigua, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Lisa Lowe and Jamie Leonard, graduate students at UCLA, along with Sanjay Mohanty, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at UCLA, shared the findings at the American Chemical Society's 2025 meeting in San Diego last month.
—Gretchen Eichenberg, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
At Harvard University, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revoked the visas of three graduate students and two recent graduates.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Zia co-coordinated our largest ever Debate Watch Party, drawing ~500 students, primarily consisting of graduate students.
—Olivia Antigua, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Lisa Lowe and Jamie Leonard, graduate students at UCLA, along with Sanjay Mohanty, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at UCLA, shared the findings at the American Chemical Society's 2025 meeting in San Diego last month.
—Gretchen Eichenberg, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduate
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By Luke Jostins, a postgraduate student working on the genetic basis of complex autoimmune diseases.—
Guest Blogger,
Discover Magazine,
16 Apr. 2012
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At the same time, Ms. Hager showed a postgraduate appetite for media ventures on her terms.—
Matt Flegenheimer,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2022
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“Graduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduate. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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