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doctorates

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for doctorates.

Editorial note

So it was still desirable for men and women in the field to get their masters and doctorates.

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Quick take

The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of doctorates gathered in one view.

noun

The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for doctorates.

noun

The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.

Example sentences

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So it was still desirable for men and women in the field to get their masters and doctorates.

2

But when people get doctorates in music theory, they are not stil studying the circle of fifths.

3

Similarly, the Dalai Lama has won a Nobel Peace Prize, congressional gold medal (highest civilian honor), honorary citizenships and doctorates.

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It's quite common for graduate students to take ten years or more to earn their doctorates.

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Patent examiners with doctorates were paid more than examiners who didn't have PhD's, you see.

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Frankly, any industry where non-medical doctorates are not routinely ashamed of pretentious titles is probably not a very rigorous or worthwhile field.

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There might be a few doctorates to be earned in testing these hypotheses.

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The guy was awarded 15 honorary doctorates and praised by so many Republicans.

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This reluctance is based on the deluge of worthless doctorates that increasingly occupy my Facebook feed as I age.

10

We hire doctorates (PhD), but don't actually require any degree at all.

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He also works with other physicists who do have doctorates in physics.

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There are going to be a LOT of unemployed doctorates and administration in the coming decade, most of whom have no practical skills except professional outrage.

Quote examples

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(I'm not counting honorary doctorates, which he has, and why he writes "Dr." in front of his name--yes, an honorary doctorate allows for that).

Proper noun examples

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Self-taught programmers tend to be more practical, while CS graduates (and worse, Doctorates) value theory over experience.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use doctorates in a sentence?

So it was still desirable for men and women in the field to get their masters and doctorates.

What does doctorates mean?

The highest degree awarded by a university faculty.

What part of speech is doctorates?

doctorates is commonly used as noun.