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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
Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Though, of course, Lanthimos not intervening or getting too close to the action is its own sort of intervention, doing by not doing.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Unlike information literacy lessons that soar above the particulars of any one discipline, our modules were closely tied to course content.
—Sam Wineburg, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The script, penned by Jonathan Tropper and which, of course, is being kept under wraps, is said to see Gosling’s character protect a young charge from evildoers in a galaxy-spanning adventure.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Though, of course, Lanthimos not intervening or getting too close to the action is its own sort of intervention, doing by not doing.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
The energy throughout the tournament was palpable, coursing with the infectious fun of NYC's legendary playground basketball scene.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Unlike information literacy lessons that soar above the particulars of any one discipline, our modules were closely tied to course content.
—Sam Wineburg, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for course
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Among them was a Whipple procedure, which is an operation that treats tumors and other conditions in the pancreas, small intestine and bile ducts, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The training procedure was that the aircraft commander flew the leg out.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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For the class of 2025, the promise of the cap and gown is colliding with the unfortunate realities of a labor market in flux.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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But when Foniadakis sat in on a company class to size up dancers for his new piece, Panek caught his eye.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Cubie Hernandez, the organization’s chief technology and learning officer, said the goal is to help families have confidence during the mortgage process while pushing the industry to modernize.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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On fourth-and-12, Weaver bought time in the pocket before finding Gabriel Bess uncovered on a wheel route out of the backfield for a 28-yard touchdown to put Heritage up 23-14 at halftime.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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From 2021 to 2022, Austin Ekeler ran a position-high 734 routes, saw 196 targets and caught 157 passes for 1,209 receiving yards.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Crenn has been named the first culinary creator for Les Bateaux Belmond, creating dishes for the seven small luxury boats traversing the canals in the regions of Champagne, Burgundy and the South of France.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Investigators found Lloyd in a canal unresponsive — and she was declared dead at Broward Health Coral Springs.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Its systems act as a 3D camera, tracking up to 15,000 collisions each second.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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The college attributed increasing nonparticipating student counts to improved methods of tracking student participation.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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Patient data traverses unsecured networks in jurisdictions beyond the scope of oversight.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Much of the rest of the hike was dry and traversed gentle gravel bars or smooth limestone expanses, skirting the edges of grassy bluffs and rocky cliffs.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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Several drugmakers, including Novo Nordisk's chief rival Eli Lilly, have been racing to develop obesity pills, which may help alleviate the supply shortfalls and issues accessing the injections on the market.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The 40-year-old Froome, who races for Israel–Premier Tech, was airlifted to hospital following a crash during training on August 27, undergoing surgery a day later.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Course.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/course. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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