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a scheme of rank or order
had a graduation of testing levels into which to divide the students
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Recent Examples of graduation
The metrics include overall costs of attendance, student retention rates and graduation rates.
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News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
To better position the organization for greater outcomes in graduation rates and decreasing absenteeism, the nonprofit recently added new team members and expanded to new offices in Coral Gables.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
This is how the district can tout record graduation rates while fewer than 1 in 3 students meet grade-level standards in reading — and just over 1 in 6 in math on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness standardized test.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Louisville had a massive talent exodus in the 2022 offseason with the graduations of Emily Engstler, Kianna Smith and Chelsie Hall.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
To better position the organization for greater outcomes in graduation rates and decreasing absenteeism, the nonprofit recently added new team members and expanded to new offices in Coral Gables.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
This is how the district can tout record graduation rates while fewer than 1 in 3 students meet grade-level standards in reading — and just over 1 in 6 in math on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness standardized test.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Louisville had a massive talent exodus in the 2022 offseason with the graduations of Emily Engstler, Kianna Smith and Chelsie Hall.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduation
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Moana also returned to the movie rankings after two weeks outside the top 10 with 223 million minutes.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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That’s high praise for a player who until pretty recently was just trying to finish number-one in the PGA Tour University rankings.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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Djokovic’s legs have begun to stagger the long way down the ladder too.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The family had been climbing the economic ladder for years, saving enough to go on occasional vacations — once driving to Canada to visit relatives in Mr. Sancho-Persad’s father’s taxi, with the light turned off.—
Jonah Markowitz,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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However, New Zealand’s status atop the OFC hierarchy since Australia joined the Asian Football Confederation in 2006 meant that completing the qualification process was a simple act of meeting expectations.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The idea is to implement its data throughout the organization, including with a chief soccer officer, should Sporting ultimately elect to attempt to hire one to sit atop the roster hierarchy.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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Neighborhoods that had been cut off for two years suddenly opened up, revealing a picture of hunger and suffering on a shocking scale.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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And indeed, there are few of its peers with the ambition to create art on this scale.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Having first launched in 2004, the Like a Version series has gone from being a near-impromptu acoustic affair to featuring larger studio productions.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
11 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Smirnov was sentenced to six years in prison in January after pleading guilty to lying to his FBI handler about the Biden family's ties to a Ukrainian energy company -- in addition to a series of unrelated tax fraud charges.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Graduation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graduation. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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