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graduation

[graj-oo-ey-shuhn] / ˌgrædʒ uˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
commencement
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Betsie’s graduation from secondary school in spite of the months missed with illness.

From Literature

A student email address is an inbox hack that expires at graduation, and most students never realize they have it.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was older than me, though he hadn’t passed the eighth-grade graduation examination either.

From Literature

She’s not looking forward to the economics class she has to take later this year, which is also a graduation requirement at Brooklyn Prep.

From The Wall Street Journal

Seven months ago, Helen was attending her high school graduation and seven months ago I’d skipped my own to run to France under some misguided notion that I was proving something.

From Literature