summa cum laude
adverb or adjective
sum·ma cum lau·de
ˌsu̇-mə-(ˌ)ku̇m-ˈlau̇-də 
ˌsü-,
-ˈlau̇-dē;
ˌsə-mə-ˌkəm-ˈlȯ-dē
: with highest distinction
graduated summa cum laude
compare cum laude, magna cum laude
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Chelsea graduated summa cum laude from Howard University in 2018.
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Macdonald was on his way to graduating summa cum laude and was well on his way to a lucrative business career.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
What makes The Brutalist so enthralling is that Corbet & co. isn’t just trying to resurrect a look so much as a subgenre: the excessive, summa cum laude personal epic.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024
Mae had graduated summa cum laude from an elite private university.
—Dr. David P. Weber, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
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Alexandra Hurtado, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Macdonald was on his way to graduating summa cum laude and was well on his way to a lucrative business career.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
What makes The Brutalist so enthralling is that Corbet & co. isn’t just trying to resurrect a look so much as a subgenre: the excessive, summa cum laude personal epic.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2024
Mae had graduated summa cum laude from an elite private university.
—Dr. David P. Weber, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
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summa cum laude
adverb or adjective
sum·ma cum lau·de
ˌsu̇m-ə-ˌku̇m-ˈlau̇d-ə
-ˈlau̇d-ē
-ˈlau̇d-ē
ˌsəm-ə-ˌkəm-ˈlȯd-ē
: with highest distinction
graduated summa cum laude
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