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cap and gown

NOUN
academic costume
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Her mother sold Gibson’s stuffed animals and her own jewelry to afford her high-school graduation cap and gown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Will you walk the stage in the spring in cap and gown?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025

In her graduation photo, De Santiago stares the camera down, resplendent in her black satin cap and gown.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025

Sophia did not wear the typical cap and gown that commencement speakers usually don, but instead wore a black-and-red D’Youville University hoodie.

From New York Times • May 15, 2024

In twelve hours I’ll be in my cap and gown getting ready to walk, and the minutes can’t go any slower.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers