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 … —
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Bhandari completed his PhD in Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon and went on to become one of the first executives to hold the Chief Data Officer title, dating back to his appointment to the role in 2006 at Medco.
—Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Even Porsha—who’s practically a PhD in Atlanta social dynamics—notes that this city does not play.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 25 May 2025
Jason Schwartz, PhD, an associate professor of public health at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, who specializes in vaccine policy, told the Post that there are numerous ongoing surveillance systems that monitor vaccine safety.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 May 2025
There’s not a day that goes by that Miguel, a first-year PhD student from Spain, doesn’t appreciate his experience as an international student at Harvard University.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 May 2025
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Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Even Porsha—who’s practically a PhD in Atlanta social dynamics—notes that this city does not play.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 25 May 2025
Jason Schwartz, PhD, an associate professor of public health at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, who specializes in vaccine policy, told the Post that there are numerous ongoing surveillance systems that monitor vaccine safety.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 May 2025
There’s not a day that goes by that Miguel, a first-year PhD student from Spain, doesn’t appreciate his experience as an international student at Harvard University.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 May 2025
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“PhD.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PhD. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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