as in survey
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 syllabus
His course was still flagged and Peterson had to remove readings, including Plato, from his syllabus.
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Samuel O’Neal 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
Professors whose syllabi require in-person screenings outside of class time might see their enrollment drop, Meredith Ward, director of the Program in Film and Media Studies at Johns Hopkins University, told me.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
For him, debates about what should be on a syllabus reflected an anxiety that both literature and those who taught it were losing their relevance.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
If there’s somebody in your book club whose picks you’d be fine with most of the time, entrust them with setting the syllabus.
—Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
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Samuel O’Neal 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
Professors whose syllabi require in-person screenings outside of class time might see their enrollment drop, Meredith Ward, director of the Program in Film and Media Studies at Johns Hopkins University, told me.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
For him, debates about what should be on a syllabus reflected an anxiety that both literature and those who taught it were losing their relevance.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
If there’s somebody in your book club whose picks you’d be fine with most of the time, entrust them with setting the syllabus.
—Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllabus
Noun
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The early Sierra snowmelt and subsequent April 1 snow survey did not produce the results anyone wanted to hear.—
Max Darrow,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The survey was conducted March 27-29 and polled 1,021 people.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And then in 1844 came Robert Chambers’s best-selling proto-Darwinist Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, which sketched a plausible outline of biological evolution.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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After missing multiple deadlines set by federal officials in recent months to, at least, create outlines of an agreement, the two sides are hiring more lawyers in case the dispute goes to court.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Creative expression takes the spotlight as the Full Moon brightens your 5th House of Play, encouraging you to share a joke or finish a sketch.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Riz Ahmed is hiding a killer secret in the first sketch released from his appearance as host of Saturday Night Live UK.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The app provides a quick overview of battery levels and control over numerous features of the buds that aren’t available elsewhere.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
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The process will include an overview of the collection and cataloging of the items for visitor use.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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A student who had asked AI for a chapter summary instead of reading the chapter might get the broad strokes, but there is a strong chance that the one specific detail the quiz will ask about did not make it into the summary, Buck said.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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The class action suit against Google, filed last week by a plaintiff with the pseudonym Jane Doe, alleged that the company's AI Mode created its own summaries and links, exposing Epstein victims' personal identifying information (PII), including names, phone numbers and email addresses.—
Jennifer Elias,Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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However, that review gave no indications that their origins were extraterrestrial.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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TourScoop coversguided group tours and tour operators,tour operator reviews,tour itinerary reviews andtravel gear recommendations.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Syllabus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllabus. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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