grad

2 of 3

noun

: one hundredth of a right angle

grad

3 of 3

abbreviation

graduated

Examples of grad in a Sentence

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Noun or adjective
The Financial Times reports that 30% of MBA grads use the degree to start their own business and employers are growing keen to the path. Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024 College grads were keener on the idea than those with less formal education. Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Noun
These people, and many other Americans, weren’t interested in the politics of joy that Kamala Harris and the other law school grads were offering. David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024 Once the bags are cut, they’re completed by a production team of architecture, art, and design school grads, using tools and materials from a range of industries. Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grad 

Word History

Etymology

Noun or adjective

by shortening

Noun

French grade degree, from Latin gradus

First Known Use

Noun Or Adjective

circa 1871, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grad was circa 1871

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“Grad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grad. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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