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
Nicole McCann, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
Let’s recap what went down in the show’s debut:
Leo Woodall (One Day, The White Lotus) plays protagonist Ed, a postgraduate research candidate at Cambridge.
—Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 22 Jan. 2025
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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
These have created a persistent bottleneck in postgraduate medical training that requires acts of Congress to reverse.
—Nicole McCann, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
Let’s recap what went down in the show’s debut:
Leo Woodall (One Day, The White Lotus) plays protagonist Ed, a postgraduate research candidate at Cambridge.
—Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for postgraduate
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Rates for graduate students and parent borrowers have also fallen, the Department confirmed at the end of May.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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However, there is little focus on one student population being hit the hardest—graduate students.—
Leadership Brainery,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The center will also support students through research programs for undergraduates and high schoolers, plus nursing scholarships.—
Florida International University,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2025
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About 1,500 undergraduates were enrolled at Hartford as of the fall of 2024. UConn already planned its first residence hall in Hartford on Pratt Street for up to 200 — to be completed by the fall of 2026.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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Other factors considered were students’ academic achievement, leadership, participation in school and community activities, honors, community service and patriotic involvement, according to a news release.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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The district’s new effort seeks to attract educators for hard-to-fill positions such as special education and cross-cultural language and academic development.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Avery got her start in journalism while attending university, writing for the school newspaper and editing the student non-fiction magazine.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
14 June 2025
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The methodology incorporated ratings from current students, alumni, and parents, as well as quantitative data collected from the U.S. Department of Education.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postgraduate. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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