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the courses that are taught by a school, college, etc.
the undergraduate curriculum The college has a liberal arts curriculum.
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Recent Examples of curriculum
Lockhart, a mathematician who taught first at Brown University and UC Santa Cruz and then for many years at Saint Ann’s, a progressive private school in Brooklyn, argues that the injury is due to our ossified K–12 mathematics curriculum.
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Dan Rockmore, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
The Education Committee on Monday voted in favor of SB 308, requiring local and regional boards of education to post curriculum online.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit follows a series of complaints filed by Jewish advocacy groups over Palestinian flags and pro-Palestinian posters being hung on campuses, educators teaching pro-Palestinian curricula and other issues.
—Vani Sanganeria, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
It is rarely taught in the K-12 curriculum.
—Megan Thiele Strong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Dan Rockmore, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
The Education Committee on Monday voted in favor of SB 308, requiring local and regional boards of education to post curriculum online.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit follows a series of complaints filed by Jewish advocacy groups over Palestinian flags and pro-Palestinian posters being hung on campuses, educators teaching pro-Palestinian curricula and other issues.
—Vani Sanganeria, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
It is rarely taught in the K-12 curriculum.
—Megan Thiele Strong, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curriculum
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Watching the Marathon is free, but more people want to run than the course can accommodate.—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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But, of course, the real draw here is the area’s natural beauty.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2026
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The institute ultimately wants to see the Colorado River returned to its natural state through the Glen Canyon.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Independent research institutes estimate the size of Israel’s arsenal based on available intelligence and historical records.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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The National Weather Service holds the two-hour, free seminar in communities throughout northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Raskin is a former constitutional law professor who taught a seminar on the First Amendment and cites Thomas Paine as his hero.—
Alexei Koseff,
San Francisco Chronicle,
16 Mar. 2026
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In Geekbench, the A18 Pro’s single-core speeds weren't terribly far behind the A16’s multi-core<\/em> speeds.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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At the core of the system is the ability to read ErrPs generated in the brain’s anterior cingulate cortex.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Although this year’s edition of the Oscars, which aired on ABC on March 15, was hardly in the class of the 1972 installment, there was at least one moment that recalled Johnson’s witty, graceful sendup of stars commandeering the ceremony to climb atop their soapbox.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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The union represents more than 900 non-tenure faculty who teach about a quarter of classes.—
Naomi Ruchim,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Curriculum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curriculum. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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