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magna cum laude

[mahg-nuh koom lau-day, -duh, -dee, mag-nuh kuhm law-dee] / ˈmɑg nə kʊm ˈlaʊ deɪ, -də, -di, ˈmæg nə kʌm ˈlɔ di /
ADJECTIVE
with high honors
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ADVERB
with high honors
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She graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz science communication master’s program and earned a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College, magna cum laude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

Fugate is a self-described “Trumplican” who interned for state lawmakers in Austin before graduating magna cum laude a year ago with a degree in politics and law from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025

Marlowe would go on to graduate from West Georgia magna cum laude in premed biology, and he was the first West Georgia student-athlete to earn Academic All-America recognition, in any sport, in five years.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023

In May 2015, she graduated magna cum laude from State University of New York, and two months later, she reported to jail.

From National Geographic ● Aug. 7, 2023

Howard University is an institution of higher education, concerned with the LSAT, magna cum laude, and Phi Beta Kappa.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates



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