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
Walter Loeb, Forbes, 16 June 2022
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
Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
With a $5 million grant, Morgan will now offer graduate and postgraduate degrees in nuclear engineering.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Academia is important for a few reasons; this community generates studies that influence company actions or consumer choices and also often awakens young people to be creative in their postgraduate years.
—Walter Loeb, Forbes, 16 June 2022
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
Noun
The scholarships pay for one or two years of postgraduate study at a British university of the student's choice.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
With a $5 million grant, Morgan will now offer graduate and postgraduate degrees in nuclear engineering.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
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Undergraduate classes were canceled on Thursday and Friday of last week, while graduate courses shifted to an online format.—
Anna Esaki-Smith,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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The transfer portal remains open for graduate students and for players on teams still in the Playoff.—
Manny Navarro,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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The cost to attend CU Boulder for an in-state undergraduate is about $35,000 a year — including tuition, room and board, and books — before any scholarships or financial aid are applied.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
The Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2025
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Roughly 13,000 students, including about 9,000 undergraduates, attend school on the 1,265-acre campus.—
Lauren Merola,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Department Closures And Consolidations Several academic departments and programs will be combined, downsized, and/or eliminated.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Other academic analyses, most released as preprint studies that have not yet been peer-reviewed, have reported similarly impressive results.—
Lauren Leffer,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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On the count of three, the students pulled and pulled and pulled, leaning their collective weight all the way back, hoping their feet would sink roots in the hardwood as the dueling crowd prayed their screams turned to strength.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
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My students’ shockingly simple solution had eluded legal thinkers.—
Peter L. Markowitz,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Postgraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postgraduate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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