curriculum

Definition of curriculumnext
as in course
formal the courses that are taught by a school, college, etc. the undergraduate curriculum The college has a liberal arts curriculum.

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Recent Examples of curriculum States and local districts know their students’ needs and should have the authority to shape curriculum, standards and resources. Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026 One day years ago, the financial educator and curriculum designer was inside Frazier Elementary, working on the center’s strategic plan. Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026 Reforming educational curriculum to teach life skills like relationship management, parenting basics, and financial literacy. Kate Perez, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026 That wasn’t on the curriculum, to tell you the truth. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for curriculum
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Noun
  • Continue reading … WAKE-UP CALL — New York Times reverses course on marijuana safety as daily users surge to 18 million.
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  • The first steps toward a culture course correction are to create an opportunity in which everybody feels comfortable communicating with each other.
    Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
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  • Investment is needed to cover costs of running a quality program, pre-K teachers should be paid the same as their K-12 peers and access should be expanded through partnerships with private child care providers, according to the institute.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The administration seized the facility last year and fired almost all the institute’s staff.
    Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In the spring, the Sonnenalp also makes an ideal basecamp for attending the seminars, grand tastings, and indulgent winemaker dinners of Vail’s beloved food and wine festival, the Taste of Vail.
    Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Mike Norris and Mike Mladenik will be the headlines, as well as regional experts who will share their expertise during seminars included with admission.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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  • Perhaps, on extremely long timescales, those heavier elements will sink to the center of the core, producing an inert center that slows the rate of fusion even further.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Sina Azodi, the director of the Middle East Studies Program at George Washington University, told Fox News Digital that Khamenei’s authority stems from direct control over Iran’s core power centers.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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  • The demonstration marked the first time an eVTOL in the five-ton class has flown from vertical takeoff to forward cruise and back to vertical landing in a single sequence.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Vinatieri was the only one in the class who was a part of the Patriots’ dynasty.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026

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“Curriculum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curriculum. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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