lyceum

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Recent Examples of lyceum The Revolutionary generation took pride in preparing for public life through college literary societies, philosophy clubs, and lyceums – community gatherings for lectures and debates. Sabrina Schaeffer, Oc Register, 4 July 2025 The lyceum speaking circuit had exploded in popularity, but women were largely barred from it. James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 So, too do tours of Emerson’s home, Thoreau’s lyceum and other spots in town. Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025 The Midwest also saw an explosion of newspapers, libraries and a lyceum circuit featuring speakers like Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau. Kelly Scott Franklin, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022 Cadets practice an emergency situation during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1. Time, 23 Nov. 2022 All of the children in the lyceum participated in the exercise without protest. Mira Ptacin, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021 It was called the lyceum movement. Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 27 May 2021 Its roots go back further, though, to the lyceum movement that started in Massachusetts in the 1820s and offered attendees the prospect of self-improvement through lectures on literary, scientific and moral topics. Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyceum
Noun
  • Unlike traditional campus speakers who delivered lectures in auditoriums, Kirk would grab a microphone, often in busy campus hubs, and invite debate from anyone in the audience.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The theater offers top-of-the-line amenities that moviegoers want, including a Cinemark XD auditorium, Luxury Lounger recliners, D-BOX motion seats, and expanded food and beverage options including a bar.
    Amy Bentley, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Lamb's ear adds a soft green, velvety touch to any garden and, in the South and USDA Zones 7-9, it can often be grown as an evergreen.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Located at the end of a dirt road and cul-de-sac, the modernist, split-level home had wood-shingle exteriors, huge living room windows, two large decks with bay views and a patio and garden.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Representatives from Live Nation did not respond when asked about the possibility of moving Farm Aid to the amphitheater or any other Live Nation venues in the region.
    Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
  • An indoor amphitheater is in the works and will pay homage to Florence’s tradition of creativity and cultural exchange.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Deliver Me From Nowhere hits theaters on October 24.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will blast off in theaters on April 3, 2026.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Lyceum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyceum. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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