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English word

graduate

B1Frequent NGSL-2
UK /ˈɡrædʒuət/US /ˈɡrædʒuət/
noun

a person who has a university degree

verb

to get a degree, especially your first degree, from a university or college

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Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023) video example

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These graduations are accomplishments not only of the graduates themselves but of everyone who has supported and encouraged the graduates during their time at the school.

Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)

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Truth be told I never graduated from college and this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation.

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Graduates, this is your day, but you didn't get here alone.

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