diplomas

plural of diploma
as in certificates
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 diplomas The subject of educational equality is particularly acute in a country that places great emphasis on credentials and diplomas, offering few other avenues for success. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 Instead, their information was sent to Noreus, who used it to create diplomas and transcripts showing coursework and clinical training that had never been completed. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 And a commission employee testified in June at the trial of Carleen Noreus, the school’s founder and namesake who faced several felony charges for her role in issuing fake diplomas. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026 The department said the policies encouraged schools to conceal from parents whether their child uses different pronouns and allowed schools to print a different name on diplomas without parental knowledge. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 The 22-year-old students from Bradford, England, took to the stage together at Keele University’s commencement ceremony to collect their diplomas. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 Arafat’s office is covered floor to ceiling in diplomas, medals and trophies. — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026 If signed into law, students who are awarded the seal would receive an insignia on their diplomas or transcripts. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026 Wedding rings and dresses, dog tags, birth certificates, diplomas, children’s shoes, family photographs and old love letters are all consumed by the flames in what Palmer describes as a collective act of release. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplomas
Noun
  • The institute also plans to work with CUNY, which enrolls roughly 500,000 students, Simmons said, on programs such as add-on AI certificates.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • With proof that the reporting party had control of the key, defenders scrambled because the same key could be used to sign unauthorized certificates that would be trusted by millions of servers worldwide.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • From there, the commission can decide to warn the officers or suspend or revoke their certifications.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The design is locked in, but such things as tooling, certifications and volume manufacture need backer cash.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Diplomas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomas. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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