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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Laboratories will be forced to fire their personnel, including graduate students and other trainees who were committing their professional lives to acquiring scientific expertise and making contributions for the public good.
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Monica Driscoll, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Loan forgiveness is granted after 20 years for undergraduate loans and 25 years for graduate loans.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Khan will be a graduate assistant with the Wolfpack.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
The Bears have ridden their five starters throughout the season — four of which are departing as graduate students.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2025
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Monica Driscoll, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Loan forgiveness is granted after 20 years for undergraduate loans and 25 years for graduate loans.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Khan will be a graduate assistant with the Wolfpack.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
The Bears have ridden their five starters throughout the season — four of which are departing as graduate students.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for graduate
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“Graduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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