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
Walter Loeb, Forbes, 16 June 2022
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
Shelli Brunswick, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The scholarships pay for one or two years of postgraduate study at a British university of the student's choice.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Academia is important for a few reasons; this community generates studies that influence company actions or consumer choices and also often awakens young people to be creative in their postgraduate years.
—Walter Loeb, Forbes, 16 June 2022
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
Noun
Scholarships like the Fulbright support Australians pursuing postgraduate studies, and research internships offer exposure to cutting-edge technologies.
—Shelli Brunswick, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The scholarships pay for one or two years of postgraduate study at a British university of the student's choice.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Born in Austin, , in 1984, Ulbricht studied physics and pursued a graduate scholarship at Penn State before developing an interest in libertarian ideals and Bitcoin, according to Wired.—
Kate Nalepinski,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Paola, who’s working on a graduate architecture degree at Yale, was eating supper in Berlin.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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In law, for example, Europe, Asia, and Latin America train their lawyers in an accelerated 3-year undergraduate degree format (the LL.B or bachelor of law).—
Matthew G. Andersson,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2025
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About 48% of undergraduates lived on campus during the fall semester, and some students have struggled to find housing in the past.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Jan. 2025
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Many nonprofit and academic studies blame it on the slashing of crucial federal social-aid and housing programs under Reagan’s watch, while others say the bigger problem is that government money meant for the poor gets sucked up in bureaucracy or badly diverted.—
Kevin Fagan,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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By the end of the school year, Columbia had called the police on the protesters twice, including students who teamed up with activists to occupy an academic building.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2025
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And district officials said counseling and support services were provided to help students and staff deal with what happened.—
Elgin Courier-News,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Williams would show up at a high school in his dress uniform and pick out the most charismatic student.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postgraduate. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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