PhD
abbreviation or noun
variants
or Ph.D.
plural PhDs or Ph.D.s
: the academic degree, title, or rank of doctor of philosophy
He was awarded a PhD in economics.
Jane Smith, Ph.D.
also
: a person who has earned the academic degree of doctor of philosophy
The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Watson School of Biological Sciences graduated its first PhDs (14 of them) in June 2004 … —
Horace Freeland Judson
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After earning his PhD in theoretical physics at Cornell, Ginsparg began teaching at Harvard.
—Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
Taal, a PhD student in Africana studies, was asked to surrender to ICE agents six days later.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Lei has a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics and founded @Fette.world, a sustainable press on nail brand.
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Robert Pierce, PhD, is an associate professor and state extension fisheries and wildlife specialist at the University of Missouri.
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Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
Taal, a PhD student in Africana studies, was asked to surrender to ICE agents six days later.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Lei has a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics and founded @Fette.world, a sustainable press on nail brand.
—Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Robert Pierce, PhD, is an associate professor and state extension fisheries and wildlife specialist at the University of Missouri.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
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