graduate school
Americannoun
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graduate schools
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of graduate school
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
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My parents also helped me significantly with graduate school, so I have no debt.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
She found Finch after a tough semester of graduate school where she felt like she was “falling apart as a person.”
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
Weger, who grew up in Madison, Wis., studied cinema during graduate school at NYU and later moved to Los Angeles to work in Hollywood as a producer and stylist, is no minimalist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
A recent WSJ essay about women in their 40s having children, going to graduate school, living longer and buying houses later—and what it represents about our attitudes on aging—generated a lot of audience feedback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Throughout college and graduate school, I thought of myself as an orthodox Catholic.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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