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alumna

[uh-luhm-nuh] / əˈlʌm nə /
NOUN
graduate (fem.)
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Alumna Kamala D. Harris ascended to the vice presidency, a first for any woman.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2021

The board eventually voted in June to grant Hannah-Jones, a UNC Alumna, a tenured position, but she took one at Howard University -- also endowed by the Knight Foundation.

From Fox News • Jul. 31, 2021

Alumna Barbara Ross-Lee, speaks during the afternoon ceremony.

From Washington Times • Dec. 2, 2016

She was headed last Thursday back to Milwaukee, where she was to receive her high school’s Alumna of the Year award, honoring her achievements.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2016

Write the plural of: Alumna, analysis, beau, cherub, crisis, curriculum, genus, genius, hypothesis, nebula, oasis, parenthesis, phenomenon, synopsis, seraph, stratum, tableau.

From Practical Exercises in English by Buehler, Huber Gray




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