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graduation

[graj-oo-ey-shuhn] / ˌgrædʒ uˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
commencement
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MTV picked us up for a sketch-comedy show, and we all went from graduation to our MTV office.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Taken together, the ceremonies reflect a synchronized messaging moment across the military graduation circuit.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

When Nancy Hughes’s daughter moves back home this year after graduation, she’ll pay her mom a certain amount each mont, which Hughes will then put into a savings account for her.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

It’s graduation season, so you know what that means: a lotta commencement speeches from wealthy figures of renown—all directed to debt-burdened, half-asleep, cap-and-gown-clad graduates worried about the frozen job market awaiting them.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

A year after my graduation from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a terrible mistake was made and I was offered a position teaching a writing workshop.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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