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minicourses

noun

plural of minicourse
as in seminars

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  1. seminars
  2. clinics
  3. institutes
Noun
  • As for thought leadership, Waanders wants to continue having seminars on such subjects as the role of public art and issues related to race, class, and gender in the arts.
    — Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Nattiv was young when his grandmother started to participate in activities held by the cult, which included talks, seminars and free dancing sessions.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of seminars
Noun
  • Under the contract that expired June 30, UCLA had been providing specialty care to 9,000 medically frail patients from Health Care LA, an association of nonprofit clinics that serve patients covered by Medi-Cal, the state program for the poor.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Daily happenings include golf at nearby Ko Olina Golf Club, group sunrise yoga, tennis clinics, pickleball workshops, resin surfboard painting, and stargazing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of clinics
Noun
  • Rival Samsung Electronics collaborates with institutes such as Yonsei University, the Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, as well as the Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology.
    — Lim Hui Jie,Miko Jang, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Countries typically built these large-scale computers at their national institutes to make scientific breakthroughs and attain economic leadership, while also deploying them for national security measures.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of institutes
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“Minicourses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minicourses. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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