variants
or syllabuses
as in surveys
a list of the topics or books that will be studied in a course
started the first class by going over the syllabus
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Recent Examples of syllabi
For one, Palestine by Joe Sacco, which found its way onto academic syllabi before gaining steam as a collected volume of graphic reporting.
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Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Hampshire then made the course syllabi available to other colleges, helping spur a broader effort to teach the Holocaust at a college level, according to Vromen.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
The latest bots have massive context windows, meaning that students can feed in mountains of course content such as syllabi, lecture slides, and practice exams.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Internal emails reviewed by the Herald/Times show that Uthmeier began teaching at UF’s Levin College of Law more than a month before his first course was formally approved, submitted incomplete syllabi and never received the full faculty sign-off required under law school protocols.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
However, Sparkli’s founders and investors point out that many of these solutions are aimed at older children and deliver more formalised learning, often tailored to school curriculums or exam syllabuses.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
In 2025, jobs were handed out like syllabi on the first day of school.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
In a statement shared by a university spokesperson with Rolling Stone, A&M claimed that Plato would remain on other syllabi despite their requirement that Peterson remove the philosopher from his course readings.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
A number of professors and university leaders created anti-AI policies in class syllabi when Open AI’s ChatGPT first became relevant in 2023.
—Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Dec. 2025
Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Hampshire then made the course syllabi available to other colleges, helping spur a broader effort to teach the Holocaust at a college level, according to Vromen.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
The latest bots have massive context windows, meaning that students can feed in mountains of course content such as syllabi, lecture slides, and practice exams.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Internal emails reviewed by the Herald/Times show that Uthmeier began teaching at UF’s Levin College of Law more than a month before his first course was formally approved, submitted incomplete syllabi and never received the full faculty sign-off required under law school protocols.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
However, Sparkli’s founders and investors point out that many of these solutions are aimed at older children and deliver more formalised learning, often tailored to school curriculums or exam syllabuses.
—David Prosser, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
In 2025, jobs were handed out like syllabi on the first day of school.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
In a statement shared by a university spokesperson with Rolling Stone, A&M claimed that Plato would remain on other syllabi despite their requirement that Peterson remove the philosopher from his course readings.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
A number of professors and university leaders created anti-AI policies in class syllabi when Open AI’s ChatGPT first became relevant in 2023.
—Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllabi
Noun
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Those reports came from Illinois and Arkansas, though officials caution the numbers are still preliminary and could change as National Weather Service damage surveys continue over the coming days.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Students were urged to complete surveys to guide the committee planning the design of the new space.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Whitman’s poetry and prose; Melville’s early romances of the sea, Typee, Omoo, and Mardi; three novels by Harriet Beecher Stowe, including Uncle Tom’s Cabin; and the complete tales and sketches of Nathaniel Hawthorne.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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In past administrations, sketches of downtown concepts were drawn and put on a shelf.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Plus, the minimalist heart outlines are dainty looking and would be a perfect choice for your wife or mom to wear every day.—
Olivia Dubyak,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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The just unsealed autopsy outlines what LAPD cops, medical examiners and others saw when the trunk was opened.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Now, those day cares are required to publicly post their child care performance summaries, which are recaps of any inspections from the last year.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Long recordings can be condensed into short, readable summaries that highlight key points and action items.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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The exhibit, which includes the famous statue, overviews more than two millennia of boxing and art.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Analyzing and explaining vast amounts of information in an easily digestible summary is something that other leading chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Perplexity's answer engine and Google's AI overviews already have been doing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Syllabi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllabi. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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