syllabus
noun
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, -ˌbē \
or syllabuses
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Since its launch in Ghana in 2013, Stanford’s Seed initiative has grown from a six-month course to a year-long syllabus that trains not just chief executives and founders but also their teams in eastern and southern Africa. — Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa, "Top American universities are doubling down on their presence across Africa," 5 July 2019 The curriculum follows the Royal Academy of Dance Pre-Primary in Dance syllabus and will develop students’ physical skills, stamina, creative, expression and musicality. — PEOPLE.com, "Kate Middleton Says Princess Charlotte Is Excited to Start School with Prince George This Fall," 14 June 2019 Though the class syllabus includes an optional trip to the theme park, the assignments don’t require students to go. — Lilly Nguyen, latimes.com, "For UC Irvine art history class, Disneyland becomes a research subject," 8 June 2019 There's no word on a syllabus, but Arab News reports that the class will be a one-day session. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Rihanna Is Holding a Fenty Beauty Class in Dubai," 5 Sep. 2018 Griffith’s work has receded into the syllabuses of film classes as the movie business moved decisively on. — Leo Braudy, New York Times, "Los Angeles as the City of Dreams, and Nightmares," 1 June 2018 One former editor recalled having a professor send a syllabus along with, essentially, an apology for throwing something together at the last minute. — Alec Macgillis/propublica, New York Times, "How Liberty University Built a Billion-Dollar Empire Online," 17 Apr. 2018 Throughout the book, there are references to actual detective fiction, which my dad used as a syllabus. — Alice Bolin, Longreads, "The Daughter as Detective," 26 June 2018 For other world history purists, the only correct syllabus is the current one. — Julia Jacobs, New York Times, "A.P. World History Tries to Trim Thousands of Years, and Educators Revolt," 21 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'syllabus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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