term paper
noun
: a major written assignment in a school or college course representative of a student's achievement during a term
Examples of term paper in a Sentence
I have a term paper due next week.
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This form of generative AI can craft emails, standup routines, recipes, or college term papers in seconds.
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Jen Easterly, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2024
Did that student write that term paper, or was it generated by AI?
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
How often would those sources be acceptable on an eighth-grade term paper?
—Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Powerful chatbots can potentially do everything from preparing course catalogs to developing quizzes for administrators and educators to researching term papers for students.
—John Rogers, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2023
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Jen Easterly, Foreign Affairs, 3 Jan. 2024
Did that student write that term paper, or was it generated by AI?
—John Blake, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
How often would those sources be acceptable on an eighth-grade term paper?
—Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
Powerful chatbots can potentially do everything from preparing course catalogs to developing quizzes for administrators and educators to researching term papers for students.
—John Rogers, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2023
See all Example Sentences for term paper
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“Term paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/term%20paper. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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