graduation
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- noun
- /ˌɡrædʒuˈeɪʃən/
- One peer was graduating and invited the group to her graduation party.
- a graduation ceremony
- graduation day
- high school graduation
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Watch on YouTubeWhen Chris stood up and walked at the graduation, I uncontrollably cried.
- When Chris stood up and walked at the graduation, I uncontrollably cried.
- It's a preschool graduation, lower school graduation, middle school graduation.
- They didn't have a graduation like his school only did like a field day.
- From student send offs to alumni events to graduations, their devotion is simply unmatched.
- He walked for his college graduation and he also walked for his wedding.
- Hello and welcome back to the Drag Academy graduation.
- We're calling it Graduation Day, and we're going to announce some graduations.
- I would think nothing would hurt me more than not being at graduations.
- So, you know, he was the speaker at Alabama, the graduation.
- And then I won this Fine Arts award, well, at graduation that I did not know I was going to win.
- And this is kind of like our graduation, this open house season.
- We're not going to disturb the event, whether that's graduation or, you know, whatever.
Examples
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By Christmas of her senior year, she was engaged to Tom; right after graduation, they got married.
Fiction book (1997) -
Addison may be gone, but today is a chance for the rest of us to reach for the stars as we throw our caps in the air at graduation this afternoon.
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Well, at least we're getting a graduation party.
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Because... today is graduation day.
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Where I was raised, um, they have a graduation ceremony.
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We're gonna have a little graduation ceremony of our own.
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You go home, get ready for your graduation.
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Amber finished school and went to her high school graduation, but now everything was different.
Fiction book (2000) -
The Buffalo State Chamber Choir sang at the May 2012 graduation ceremony in Buffalo, New York.
Academic text (2013) -
During the graduation ceremony, students proudly received their diplomas on stage.
Synonyms
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A ceremony where students receive their degrees
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A formal university event where graduates get their degrees and hear speeches
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A ceremony where students get their diplomas
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A formal ceremony where students receive degrees or diplomas
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Etymology
Graduation comes from the old Latin word gradus meaning 'step', the same root as graduate and grade. A graduation ceremony marks the moment when students take that next 'step' from study into work or further study.