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parchment

noun

Definition of parchmentnext
as in document

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Recent Examples of parchment Heat the oven to 425 degrees and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment. — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026 After it's braided, put on parchment paper on a cookie sheet, allow to rise in the warm oven again, 15-20 minutes. — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Sep. 2026 However, some parchment papers are only coated on one side of the paper. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026 Line a 10-inch tube pan with removable bottom with circle of parchment paper cut slightly larger than bottom. — Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parchment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parchment
  1. document
  2. certificate
  3. diploma
  4. certification
Noun
  • The reporting involved interviews with dozens of former staff and youth, along with a review of emergency call logs, company records and state documents.
    — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026
  • On Wednesday, a Baltimore judge ordered the city to restore the inspector general’s access to records and turn over documents her office has sought since 2025.
    — Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of document
Noun
  • But those savings erode in a case like Cheshire, where workers completed a five-story, 70-unit building more than a year ago — but local building review has held up certificates of occupancy.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Let’s Encrypt, the certificate authority that issued the certificates used in the hijacking, requires a quorum of them to return a positive result before a certificate is issued.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of certificate
Noun
  • Intellectual strength isn’t transmitted by lecture or implanted with a diploma.
    — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The spokesperson also said that Wayne Halfway House has helped more than 200 youth earn a high school diploma or equivalent in the last three years.
    — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of diploma
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  • Beyond Athena and Ceres, Mazama is seeking independent certification of more than 10 gigawatts of geothermal resource potential at Newberry.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Organic fiber is no longer the only ticket into the certification system behind GOTS.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of certification

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