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postgraduate

[pohst-graj-oo-it, -eyt] / poʊstˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
NOUN
alumnus
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NOUN
alumna
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With insufficient challenges, many students coast near the bottom of their potential without experiencing the adversity that would best prepare them for postgraduate success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

That process can start during students’ freshman and sophomore years: A postgraduate position may necessitate a junior-year internship, and a junior-year internship may require a sophomore-year application.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

When the 45-year-old isn't working with the National Health Service supporting people with diabetes, or studying for his postgraduate degree, you'll likely find him lifting weights at his local gym in Coventry.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

Since January 2024, international postgraduate students have not been able to bring dependents unless their course is a research programme.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

For a moment he felt as if he, too, had betrayed her by having his own plan: to get a postgraduate degree in America, to work in America, to live in America.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie