graduate school
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of graduate school
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The foundation’s board chair, Elizabeth Spalding, is a visiting fellow at a graduate school branch of Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C.;
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Students attending graduate school will also face the strictest loan limits in decades.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
The college and graduate school he said he had attended told the agent they had never heard of him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
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
In college and graduate school, I was registered as an ‘English major.’
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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