graduate school
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of graduate school
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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But when Lee shared her frustrations with her graduate school adviser, noted author and avid gardener Jamaica Kincaid, she got the encouragement she needed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Shift unused funds between siblings, redirect money for graduate school, or convert excess to Roth accounts.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
He studied the subject in graduate school, earning a doctorate in statistics, and then took his passion to Wall Street, where what isn’t evident is often key.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Galvan, whose husband was also unemployed after a tech layoff, eventually enrolled in graduate school and currently works part-time as a writing tutor and editor of various blogs and journals at San Jose State University.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
A study indicates that whether or not a department has a mathematics or a statistics requirement is the most important single determinant of where a woman will attend graduate school to study political science.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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