curriculum

noun

Definition of curriculumnext
as in course
formal 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 Additionally, the Jandrucko campus has been locally and nationally recognized for its unique, immersive curriculum, receiving an H-E-B Excellence in Education Award last year as the state’s top pre-K campus. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026 Invest Fest is the marquee event of Earn Your Leisure, a popular financial education platform with podcasts, online courses, events and a curriculum for schools. — Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 30 July 2026 In his interview with the board, Villalobos addressed issues like enrollment decline, reading proficiency, school safety, curriculum, achievement gaps and more. — Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 The agency recommended 71 wide-ranging topics for medical schools to consider adding to curriculums. — Lauren Chan, STAT, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for curriculum
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  1. course
  2. institute
  3. seminar
  4. core
  5. class
Noun
  • Data from the Learning Policy Institute shows students who perform poorly in math in middle school rarely suddenly improve in high school, since foundational understanding of mathematics is built in lower level middle school courses.
    — Samuel O’Neal July 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • Throughout the course of their investigation, investigators were led to an address in Nelson, Missouri, which lies between Kansas City and Columbia.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
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  • Plans have yet to be finalized for the largest of the buildings, which formerly housed the plant’s gigantic boilers, but options include classrooms, an indoor play space or an oceanographic institute, according to the project’s designers.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The institute also received funding from NIAID, via a sub-grant from a nonprofit.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of institute
Noun
  • The unrelated minor, the cross-listed seminar, the summer spent on a research project outside a student’s major often foster the very adaptability, range, and connective thinking that employers want.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • This week offers you a mini growth spurt or glow up of sorts, culminating in a Venus-Uranus trine on August 11 that may delight you with an unexpectedly good time in a foreign land or philosophy seminar.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Definition of seminar
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  • The core challenge is agents' ability to exploit existing weaknesses at scale, necessitating improved governance and careful permission management.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But Cheogyal and his classmates studied the history of Tibetan dynasties, logic, philosophical systems, poetry, linguistics, and astrology – core subjects in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of core
Noun
  • However, the game faces criticism for keeping legends locked to Ultimate Team and the continued absence of draft class imports from EA College Football.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Over the last month in state and federal courts across the country, athletes who are from the high school graduating class of 2022 have sued the NCAA over the same basic issue.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Aug. 2026
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