postgrad
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of postgrad
First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening
Example Sentences
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“My objective postgrad was to just get a job,” Lee said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
As a postgrad student in 1994, I was granted my childhood wish of a year in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
"We're doing our dissertations, final-year exams and assignments. I could not even apply for certain postgrad opportunities."
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025
She dealt with all the normal postgrad malaise and the loneliness that comes along with doing the opposite of what your friends are doing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
What I got in prison was a postgrad course in the practice of Islam.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2019
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