parchments

noun

plural of parchment
as in certificates

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  1. certificates
  2. documents
  3. diplomas
Noun
  • Even when working with certified cotton backed by transaction certificates, tracing the fiber back through the supply chain took hours of painstaking investigation.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In his home village, two hours’ drive south of Vinnytsia, the family has turned his former room into a shrine, with pictures, certificates, and medals.
    — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of certificates
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  • The new changes in the electoral law ease some requirements for candidates seeking office, eliminate the need for some financial documents and a mandatory medical certificate, and introduce electronic voter registration.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But an owners representative claims that part of the problem was Erica and Peter dragging their feet on providing backup documents for their application package.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of documents
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  • 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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