parchments

noun

plural of parchment
as in certificates

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  1. certificates
  2. documents
  3. diplomas
Noun
  • Diplomas, certificates, apprenticeships, licenses, skills records, exam integrity proofs, work authorizations, and continuing education achievements should be able to attach over time.
    — Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • This particular study did not make certificates look very valuable.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Definition of certificates
Noun
  • On Friday, Tench was arrested on 99 felony charges, which include 33 counts of bid-rigging, 33 of first-degree forgery and 33 of filing false documents.
    — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer Seth Elliott used confidential police databases to let a drug dealer know about undercover police who were trying to buy drugs, court documents allege.
    — Julia Coin Updated July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Definition of documents
Noun
  • 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
Definition of diplomas
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