graduate
noun
a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
graduates
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pluralof graduate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof graduate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
graduatenouna person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
Example Sentences
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About 11 million of India’s more than 60 million graduates between 20 and 29 are out of work, according to a 2026 report from the Azim Premji University that is based on official data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Four years in a planned and bundled environment can leave a lasting impression of what is normal, which graduates carry over into the “real world.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Recent graduates and Americans between 22 and 27 face an unemployment rate of 5.7% and 7.2%, respectively.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
In the private sector, larger firms such as Kanematsu, a major general trading company, are hiring savvy graduates such as Uta Yamaguchi who joined in April.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In June 1969, Joey graduates from college and is accepted into graduate school at Middlebury College, where she earns a master’s degree in Spanish literature.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
