PhD
abbreviation or noun
variants
or Ph.D.
plural PhDs or Ph.D.s
: the academic degree, title, or rank of doctor of philosophy
He was awarded a PhD in economics.
Jane Smith, Ph.D.
also
: a person who has earned the academic degree of doctor of philosophy
The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Watson School of Biological Sciences graduated its first PhDs (14 of them) in June 2004 … —
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The Scarcity of Top AI Talent Competition centers on specialized AI researchers from elite PhD programs with machine learning backgrounds and veterans who already spearheaded key innovations in top companies.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Led by Stanford PhD candidate Jared Moore, the team reviewed therapeutic guidelines from organizations including the Department of Veterans Affairs, American Psychological Association, and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
The findings show that better sleep doesn’t have to be complicated, says study coauthor Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD, a professor of nutritional medicine at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 11 July 2025
Otte has a PhD from the University of Cologne and produced a study titled Skill Acquisition Training Methods in Modern Football Goalkeeping.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Led by Stanford PhD candidate Jared Moore, the team reviewed therapeutic guidelines from organizations including the Department of Veterans Affairs, American Psychological Association, and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
The findings show that better sleep doesn’t have to be complicated, says study coauthor Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD, a professor of nutritional medicine at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 11 July 2025
Otte has a PhD from the University of Cologne and produced a study titled Skill Acquisition Training Methods in Modern Football Goalkeeping.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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“PhD.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PhD. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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