as in ranking
a scheme of rank or order
had a graduation of testing levels into which to divide the students
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After high school graduation, Begay traveled to Vancouver to see Chilkat weaving in person.
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Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
Newton's family made it to Glendale to celebrate her graduation, police said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
Call it the new school year, new me energy that still persists long after graduation, or chalk it up to all the fashion weeks ‘round the world, but our editors are brimming with new season inspiration.
—Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 10 Oct. 2024
After graduation, Dicky, with diploma in hand, went to New York City to find his dream job in the Big Apple in commercial art, but because of a recession that year there were no jobs available.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
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Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
Newton's family made it to Glendale to celebrate her graduation, police said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
Call it the new school year, new me energy that still persists long after graduation, or chalk it up to all the fashion weeks ‘round the world, but our editors are brimming with new season inspiration.
—Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 10 Oct. 2024
After graduation, Dicky, with diploma in hand, went to New York City to find his dream job in the Big Apple in commercial art, but because of a recession that year there were no jobs available.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Graduation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduation. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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