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dean's list
noun
: a list of students receiving special recognition from the dean of a college because of superior scholarship
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Trumbull resident on dean's list Amy Bochicchio of Trumbull has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's summer dean's list.
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Amanda Cuda, Connecticut Post, 3 Oct. 2024
Abita Springs resident Jonathan Hansen was named to the dean's list at Cedarville (Ohio) University for maintaining a minimum 3.75 GPA.
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Staff Report, NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2021
Covington resident Taylor Lemaire was named to the dean's list at Georgia State University for maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.5.
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Staff Report, NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2021
Coastal Carolina University has named Pearl River resident Lyra-Grace Schwartz, a theater arts major, to the dean's list.
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Staff Report, NOLA.com, 1 Feb. 2021
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First Known Use
circa 1926, in the meaning defined above
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“Dean's list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dean%27s%20list. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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