crash course
noun
: a rapid and intense course of study
also
: an experience that resembles such a course
has been given a crash course in diplomacy in his first weeks in office
Examples of crash course in a Sentence
Before her trip, she took a crash course in Russian culture and history at the local university.
Recent Examples on the Web
Over a series of Instagram story posts, Chet Hanks, 33, revealed some recent text messages exchanged with his dad, 67, who needed a quick crash course on the increasingly dramatic rap beef.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 May 2024
May 15, 2024 Over the last 10 months, Chelsea Prudencio, a junior at Baruch College in Manhattan, got a crash course in artificial intelligence through a new program for lower-income, Latina and Black young women majoring in computing.
—Natasha Singer Thalia Juarez, New York Times, 15 May 2024
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 May 2024
May 15, 2024 Over the last 10 months, Chelsea Prudencio, a junior at Baruch College in Manhattan, got a crash course in artificial intelligence through a new program for lower-income, Latina and Black young women majoring in computing.
—Natasha Singer Thalia Juarez, New York Times, 15 May 2024
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“Crash course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crash%20course. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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