parchment

Definition of parchmentnext

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Recent Examples of parchment Place four strips of parchment paper around the perimeter of a serving platter. Martha Stewart, 27 June 2026 Preheat the oven to 425 F, and line a baking sheet with parchment. Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 26 June 2026 The set includes 21 labels (so there’s no fear of mixing up your wax and parchment papers). Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026 The Declaration of Independence, with its block of cursive letters scrawled onto parchment, looks like a relic from the distant past. Robert Parkinson, The Conversation, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for parchment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parchment
Noun
  • Court documents say witnesses noticed Lopez acting strangely before the attack.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Melvin Shimkus, 52, was arrested on a charge of vulnerable adult abuse after allegedly leaving his 31-year-old son, Hunter Shimkus, in a bathtub for seven weeks, according to local outlets, AZ Family, 12 News and Fox 10 TV, citing court documents.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • During the first week of June 2026, international classification society DNV granted a formal design certificate to verify that the equipment complied with maritime safety rules and technical parameters.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • Investigators said the pilot held a commercial pilot certificate and had accumulated over 4,100 total flight hours.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Some historians have argued that Hale's fatal mistake was carrying his Yale diploma with him.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Two years after graduation, UC bachelor’s degree recipients earned a median of $43,000 — about the same as someone in California with a high school diploma.
    Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • The technology, the team, the certification, or the infrastructure that would take them years to build.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Equipment complies with safety rules The deployment follows a structured certification and assembly timeline completed earlier in the month.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

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“Parchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parchment. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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