graduate school
Americannoun
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graduate schools
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of graduate school
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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At the University of Chicago, where I finished graduate school, nobody confused potential with accomplishment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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
People who were enrolled in graduate school and received a federal loan before July 1 will not face the new limits, according to the Education Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
In graduate school he studied with scientists who had worked on the Manhattan Project, and he worried that supporting nuclear energy could lead to the proliferation of weapons.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
Ifemelu did not quite grasp what it all meant, but it sounded correct because it came from him, the America expert, who so easily said "graduate school" instead of “postgraduate school.”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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