as in certificate
a document which shows that a person has finished a course of study or has graduated from a school
He earned his high school diploma by attending classes at night.
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Advertisement It was favored by 73% of people with only high school diplomas and 63% of college grads.
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
In the photos obtained by TMZ and posted on Thursday, December 19, the former talk show host appeared emotional, shedding tears of joy as her son received his diploma.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Knight has a high school diploma but Florida only provides a college education for inmates with fewer than 10 years left to serve.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
In 1992, just 36 percent of voters with only a high school diploma voted Republican — about the same percentage that Barry Goldwater got in his overwhelming defeat against Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
In the photos obtained by TMZ and posted on Thursday, December 19, the former talk show host appeared emotional, shedding tears of joy as her son received his diploma.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Knight has a high school diploma but Florida only provides a college education for inmates with fewer than 10 years left to serve.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
In 1992, just 36 percent of voters with only a high school diploma voted Republican — about the same percentage that Barry Goldwater got in his overwhelming defeat against Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Diploma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diploma. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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