as in certificate
a document which shows that a person has finished a course of study or has graduated from a school
He earned his high school diploma by attending classes at night.
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Recent Examples of diploma
Congratulations to Travis and Jason on (finally) picking up those diplomas!
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
Approxiately 83% earn their high school diploma, and 92% go on to post-secondary education, the workforce, or service roles.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In terms of loss, there were a few things that couldn’t be salvaged, including Loos’ high school diploma and salutatorian certificate.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
In another photo, Carys was smiling and looking at her famous father while holding her diploma.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
Approxiately 83% earn their high school diploma, and 92% go on to post-secondary education, the workforce, or service roles.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
In terms of loss, there were a few things that couldn’t be salvaged, including Loos’ high school diploma and salutatorian certificate.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
In another photo, Carys was smiling and looking at her famous father while holding her diploma.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diploma
Noun
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The public discovery of the certificates four months after the fact suggests the transparency logs didn’t receive the attention they were intended to get.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
3 Sep. 2025
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Across a defense supply chain of roughly 220,000 to 300,000 contractors and subcontractors, with about 80,000 expected to require Level 2, only about 270 organizations hold a final CMMC certificate as of late August 2025.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and the Liberian flag state granted the certification.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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The bill mandates the FAA enact 24 recommendations from an aviation rule-making committee within two years, forcing the agency to address a backlog of pilot medical certifications with special exceptions as well as hire FAA physicians with mental health backgrounds.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Diploma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diploma. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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