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as in procedure
a way of acting or proceeding
the president's usual course has been to obtain advice from several people and then make up his own mind
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as in class
a series of lectures on a subject
a course on American history from the colonial period to the present
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as in process
a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result
set out on the course that would lead to a college degree
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as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
the Erie Canal was replaced by a much larger course, the New York State Barge Canal
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as in to track
to go after or on the track of
after coursing the conspirators for months, the federal agents closed in and made the arrests
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as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
once the threat of terrorism became apparent, fighter jets began coursing that corridor on a daily basis
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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
racehorses coursing down the track
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Recent Examples of course
Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
This, of course, was all integrated into Wright’s classic style: The home is made from brick and red tidewater cypress, with concrete floors and plaster ceilings.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Cheryl Tiu, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
His efforts were wildly successful: For much of the 2010s, Sheeran’s songs coursed through public spaces like oxygen.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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Ukraine has launched multiple drone attacks on Moscow over the course of the war, including in recent days, prompting temporary closures of airports in the capital for several hours.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
This, of course, was all integrated into Wright’s classic style: The home is made from brick and red tidewater cypress, with concrete floors and plaster ceilings.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Verb
Individual tickets can be purchased via Resy with an American Express card; tickets of 10 and more can be coursed through the Carbone Beach.
—Cheryl Tiu, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
His efforts were wildly successful: For much of the 2010s, Sheeran’s songs coursed through public spaces like oxygen.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for course
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Harvard has sued the Trump administration, claiming the government's actions, including freezing some of the university's federal funding, violate the First Amendment and don't follow proper procedure.—
Elissa Nadworny,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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Virginia Tech: Starter Kyron Drones underwent an undisclosed medical procedure that kept him out for the latter part of spring practice.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Teaching a baseball class in the fall got the team better prepared for the spring season, enabling 11 seniors to be part of a special year.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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Held on Saturday, May 10, on the iconic Yard—the university’s Upper Quadrangle—the ceremony honored the largest graduating class in Howard’s history, awarding more than 3,100 degrees across 14 schools and colleges.—
Oumou Fofana,
Essence,
12 May 2025
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The process of selecting a new pope involves a papal conclave, a private election held behind closed doors of Vatican City's Sistine Chapel where 135 cardinals vote on who will serve as the next the head of the Catholic Church.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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But this process can continue indefinitely, until a majority is reached.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
3 May 2025
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Taking a bus or driving the 435-mile route is also an option.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Originally Published: May 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM EDT Most Popular Most Popular Property of the week: Striking historic home along the Connecticut river Parking crunch looms at major CT airport amid route expansion.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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Six-foot predatory lizards normally found along the Nile River in Africa have set up shop in South Florida — and Palm Beach County canals are a hot spot.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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Leisure travelers have lots of choices when trying to decide which portions of the canal might make the most exciting vacation experience.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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According to FlightAware, which tracks flight delays and cancelLations, there were 37 departures from and 42 arrivals to Newark canceled as of 11 a.m. ET on Sunday.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, the study followed over 1,000 mother–infant pairs, tracking sleep patterns at six and 12 months of age.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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Equipped with state-of-the-art mobile storytelling studios, the Video Voyagers tour buses will traverse the U.S., gathering firsthand accounts from local leaders, small business owners, and everyday citizens who define their communities.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Lacking an apparent story or discernible narrative, your eye/mind/attention/consciousness (yes, all of these things, all at once) were left to track the taut zebra strings traversing the prop-laden set.—
Andrew Lampert,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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Fils, the French No. 1, raced to the net to pick up a Tsitsipas drop shot and scooped it back into play.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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America’s gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the US economy, showed its first quarterly contraction since early 2022, as importers raced to bring in goods before punishing tariff rates kicked in.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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“Course.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/course. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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