as in postgraduate
of or relating to schooling done after earning a bachelor's degree
The team is conducting graduate research on the effects of climate change. She plans to begin graduate school in the fall.
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Recent Examples of graduate
The Act caps total borrowing for graduate students at $100,000, for law/medical students at $200,000, and for parents at $65,000 per student.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
The new bill would impose a cap of $100,000 on lifetime borrowing for graduate students and a cap of $200,000 for students in medical and law school.
—Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 8 July 2025
Here’s how: The Big Beautiful Bill Act reduced how much graduate students can borrow from the federal government which is likely to drive borrowers to SoFi and other private-student lenders.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
For graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in particular, funding uncertainty has placed them in a precarious position.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
The new bill would impose a cap of $100,000 on lifetime borrowing for graduate students and a cap of $200,000 for students in medical and law school.
—Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 8 July 2025
Here’s how: The Big Beautiful Bill Act reduced how much graduate students can borrow from the federal government which is likely to drive borrowers to SoFi and other private-student lenders.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
For graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in particular, funding uncertainty has placed them in a precarious position.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduate
postgraduate
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By Luke Jostins, a postgraduate student working on the genetic basis of complex autoimmune diseases.—
Guest Blogger,
Discover Magazine,
16 Apr. 2012
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At the same time, Ms. Hager showed a postgraduate appetite for media ventures on her terms.—
Matt Flegenheimer,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2022
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“Graduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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