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
Khloe Quill, FOXNews.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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Letícia Paul, who had recently earned her law degree and was pursuing postgraduate studies in real estate and business law, went into anaphylactic shock moments after receiving an iodinated contrast dye, Jam Press reported.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.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
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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,
17 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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Over the past two decades, though, the University of Alabama has transformed its student body, increasing its share of new out-of-state undergraduates from just twenty-three per cent in 2002 to sixty-five per cent in 2022, according to recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics.—
Jeffrey Selingo,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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The adoption isn’t confined to undergraduates.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Nir Kshetri does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Growing up in Concord, North Carolina, just outside Charlotte, Jacob Palmer was a classic academic achiever.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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For communication purposes, phones can be valuable tools for students during the school day, according to Toch.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Sakura MurakamiBloomberg Success Meet a 23-year-old electrician who was a 'good student' but skipped college to join Gen Z's blue-collar revolution.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postgraduate. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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