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a scheme of rank or order
had a graduation of testing levels into which to divide the students
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Recent Examples of graduation
These flag courses are intended to ensure students' readiness to enter the world and hold successful careers after graduation.
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Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Dec. 2024
Rubin began teaching at the university after graduation.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
While some of these students choose to remain in the U.S. after graduation, many go home, taking their world-class education back with them and benefiting other nations.
—Reynold Verret, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Gift her a ring emblazoned with her graduation year especially if your tween is about to graduate elementary school and head to middle school.
—Bea McMonagle, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Dec. 2024
Rubin began teaching at the university after graduation.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
While some of these students choose to remain in the U.S. after graduation, many go home, taking their world-class education back with them and benefiting other nations.
—Reynold Verret, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Gift her a ring emblazoned with her graduation year especially if your tween is about to graduate elementary school and head to middle school.
—Bea McMonagle, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for graduation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduation
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The rankings exclude military academies and are limited to schools that participate in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, or FBS, which tend to attract top players.Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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The capital was followed by the state's second-largest city, Tucson, which cracked the top half of the ranking at No. 74.Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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This loss throws a major monkey wrench in Munguia’s plans to re-climb the ladder at super middleweight.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Washington has a very talented young core with more players making their way up the ladder of the farm system.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Since then of course, Burgundy has come to dominate the fine wine market, building on its own extensive history and reinforcing its status, however flawed, with a clear hierarchy of quality through the Premier and Grand Cru system.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Their structure doesn’t have a hierarchy, either, but Liya Sileshi, 17, is the coordinator of the group, managing the team’s social media and liaising with Ethiopia Skate, the grassroots community that works to improve access to skateboarding among Ethiopia's youth.Hiwot Abebe, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
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Due to its scale and complexity, the incoming Trump administration should consider creating a Joint Interagency Task Force to focus on the issue and make preparations in case China decides to initiate a conflict with the United States.Daniel R. Green, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
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The shells, scales, and innards pool into streets of piscine slurry that steam in the muggy subcontinental sun.Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
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The 40-year-old Canadian actor, who saw earlier success on the CBS medical drama Code Black, eventually found his home on the Netflix series, which follows relationships, drama and romance in Virgin River, a fictional small town in Northern California.Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the premiere episode, the series revealed that the two were having an affair.Esther Kang, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Graduation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduation. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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