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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
On Wednesday, New York University withheld the diploma of a student who used his graduation speech to condemn Israel’s war in Gaza.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
Garden Graduation If your graduate is an inner garden girl at heart, try one of the most popular graduation party themes right now.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2025
Swift said she’s long been involved in advocacy work, both personally and professionally, focused on foster youth, victims of domestic violence and young people who struggle with life after high school graduation.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
Black women also typically earn less than their white counterparts after graduation, making loan repayment more difficult.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 7 May 2025
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
Garden Graduation If your graduate is an inner garden girl at heart, try one of the most popular graduation party themes right now.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2025
Swift said she’s long been involved in advocacy work, both personally and professionally, focused on foster youth, victims of domestic violence and young people who struggle with life after high school graduation.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
Black women also typically earn less than their white counterparts after graduation, making loan repayment more difficult.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduation
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Illinois cities Peoria and Decatur top the ranking in affordability, according to SmartAsset.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
30 May 2025
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European countries dominate global rankings of healthcare systems characterized by universal access and defining health as a right rather than a commodity.—
RSM Discovery,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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At the end of the evening, guests can clamber up the ladder to the lofted sleeping area for a tranquil night of sleep, listening to the waves ebb and flow.—
Kimberley Mok,
Travel + Leisure,
26 May 2025
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Those properties act as a ladder fuel, spreading flames from the forest floor to the canopy, where trees otherwise resistant to low-intensity fires can catch fire.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2025
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However, David’s representatives held talks with West Ham’s hierarchy earlier this year and their interest has been long-standing, dating back to January 2021.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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In the 20-team Premier League, in which the bottom three teams are unceremoniously relegated to a lower division in English soccer’s hierarchy, Spurs sit 17th with one game left.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
21 May 2025
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That’s exactly where many organizations are flying blind, building AI agents without a strategy for how to keep them running, governed and optimized at scale.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Related Articles Hurricane season 2025: What is the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale?—
Maureen Mccann,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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Despite that, his first two contributions to the Mission: Impossible series are its strongest.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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Each series was a rematch of a previous playoff series from the past two years (Tampa Bay in 2024, Toronto in 2023, Carolina in 2023).—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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“Graduation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduation. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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