graduate
noun
a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
graduating
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present participleof graduate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Walter hardly stood out in his graduating class of about 350 students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Community colleges with strong track records in graduating and transferring students would be allowed to offer more new bachelor’s degrees than colleges with weaker records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
And one of Rowan’s first calls was to Harris, who was just starting his third month at The Blackstone Group after graduating from Harvard Business School.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Unusually for a royal, he was educated at local state schools before embarking upon a four-year-long naval career, graduating from the Norwegian Naval Academy in 1995.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
I'd probably be graduating high school at, like, thirteen.
From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson
