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plural of course
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as in procedures
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 classes
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 routes
the direction along which something or someone moves the river follows a southeasterly course to the ocean

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verb

present tense third-person singular of course
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as in traverses
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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“Courses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/courses. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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