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doctoral

American  
[dahk-ter-uhl, dahk tawr-uhl] / ˈdɑk tər əl, dɑk ˈtɔr əl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the postgraduate level of study leading to a the degree of doctor in any field or profession.

  2. characteristic of or belonging to a doctor, especially a medical doctor.


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The research, led by Clough, a recent doctoral graduate, was published in RSC Analytical Methods and supported by the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts' Meet the Moment Research Initiative.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

An interesting research question for future generations of economics doctoral students would be whether publishing quarterly forecasts actually makes the Fed dumber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

At Minnesota, Sims was also the doctoral adviser for Lars Peter Hansen, who won the Nobel in 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

He and Pillai were both doctoral students at the University of Cambridge, where the project was initiated.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

Dean Dudley Weldon Woodard supervised Claytor’s thesis and recommended that he follow his footsteps to the University of Pennsylvania’s doctoral program.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly