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 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 Siena College of Health was shut down in 2023 following an FBI investigation that found the nursing school was implicated in a scheme distributing more than 7,600 fake nursing diplomas. Ella Moore july 23, Miami Herald, 23 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 In his office, diplomas and academic certificates crowd the walls. Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 Just last month, five young women earned their diplomas. Maureen Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplomas
Noun
  • Pilots who fly commercial planes with over six passengers aboard also need medical certificates issued by official aviation medical examiners, the outlet reported.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, researchers wrote, an analysis of death certificates of football players who did not donate their brains revealed another 215 whose certificates listed a neurodegenerative disease as a cause of death.
    Becky Sullivan, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • Digital passports are now accessible directly on Tod’s website, giving shoppers information on materials, production processes, locations and company certifications.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • By June 2017, 37% of warfare readiness certifications for cruiser and destroyer crews in Japan had expired.
    Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Diplomas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomas. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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