First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin: “with, together with” (preposition); cf. com- ( def. )
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The plan also suggests getting rid of GPA as an internal metric, instead using percentile rank to calculate honors like cum laude recognition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
After graduation, though, she struggled to find her footing, eventually graduating summa cum laude from the City University of New York with a theater degree.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
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
He received his BA summa cum laude from Indiana University in 1995 and his JD magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1998.
From Salon • Aug. 7, 2025
In 1937, at age eighteen, I graduated from West Virginia State summa cum laude with degrees in mathematics and French.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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