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parchments

noun

plural of parchment
as in certificates

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  1. certificates
  2. documents
  3. diplomas
Noun
  • The certificates will be hidden at a different location each day and the winner can bring them to the gallery to collect their prize.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Those figures do not include $9 million in planned capital projects, which are slated to be funded through the selling off of lease certificates, per the district.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of certificates
Noun
  • The French-language digital news media outlet La Presse reported Wednesday that court documents filed in Montreal showed that Canadian police had been monitoring Pierre for weeks and had placed his home under surveillance.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Historic documents and artifacts help people remember their history, but keeping track of everything can be overwhelming, especially when the items come from an entire community.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of documents
Noun
  • 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
Definition of diplomas
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“Parchments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parchments. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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