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graduation gown

NOUN
cap and gown
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Last year, Allen uploaded a picture wearing a graduation gown and cap, saying he was "done" with his computer science master's degree from California State University Dominguez Hills.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

The image had been created on an app and used a family image of Ms McNally in her graduation gown.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2023

“I can’t shake the image of him receiving CPR on the ground,” still in his graduation gown, Kamras said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Wearing a black velvet cap and purple graduation gown for the first time, Swift proudly accepted her Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2022

While Mamá helped him put on the white shirt, I slipped into my graduation gown and put on my white silk California Scholarship Federation sash.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez




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