postgrad
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of postgrad
First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening
Example Sentences
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“My objective postgrad was to just get a job,” Lee said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
A second account, with $6,815, is for medium-term expenses; a third, for postgrad moving expenses, has $6,830.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
Chung, who immigrated to the U.S. at 17, left her postgrad career in high tech to pursue her passion for food, according to her website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2024
Q. Re: Stressed mama: Your doctor-to-be will have at least three years of postgrad training after med school, and the pay’s not great.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2021
If you don't find anything you want, you may want to consider taking a Biomedical Science course through clearing and converting to medicine as a postgrad degree.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2018
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