variants
or syllabuses
as in surveys
a list of the topics or books that will be studied in a course
started the first class by going over the syllabus
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Recent Examples of syllabi
Monuments, syllabi, grant priorities—these are not sacred relics but civic choices.
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The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Professors are censoring themselves in lectures and rewriting syllabuses.
—Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
Students also pointed out to the Republic that their class syllabi had strict rules about the use of AI in academic work; Reiner said students can be punished or expelled for it.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 23 May 2026
This fall, all syllabuses for all classes will be publicly available.
—Matt Boedy, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
Department web pages list program outcomes—syllabi often will list the specific learning outcomes.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Students often access their syllabi, assignments, tests and grades through Canvas.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
For one, Palestine by Joe Sacco, which found its way onto academic syllabi before gaining steam as a collected volume of graphic reporting.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Hampshire then made the course syllabi available to other colleges, helping spur a broader effort to teach the Holocaust at a college level, according to Vromen.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Professors are censoring themselves in lectures and rewriting syllabuses.
—Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 May 2026
Students also pointed out to the Republic that their class syllabi had strict rules about the use of AI in academic work; Reiner said students can be punished or expelled for it.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 23 May 2026
This fall, all syllabuses for all classes will be publicly available.
—Matt Boedy, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
Department web pages list program outcomes—syllabi often will list the specific learning outcomes.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
Students often access their syllabi, assignments, tests and grades through Canvas.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
For one, Palestine by Joe Sacco, which found its way onto academic syllabi before gaining steam as a collected volume of graphic reporting.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Hampshire then made the course syllabi available to other colleges, helping spur a broader effort to teach the Holocaust at a college level, according to Vromen.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllabi
Noun
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Across many surveys, trust in the nonprofit sector has remained higher than most others.—
James Pollard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Although storm surveys are ongoing, the National Weather Service says its survey teams found evidence of two tornado touchdowns in Columbiana County, Ohio, near the border of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.—
Christopher DeRose,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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That meant weaving in comedy sketches, musical performances and choreography as well as clips that audiences had never seen before.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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The payoff was a bevy of remarkable oil and pencil sketches (a stunning oil study can be seen in the Olana exhibition) as well as paintings.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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The set incorporates the best of cat-eyes, 3D gold outlines, and strawberry milk nails.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
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Studio executives are reportedly considering developing a script out of one of the two outlines with which they’ve been presented.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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Small businesses can reduce operational drag by using AI for meeting summaries, email drafting, scheduling coordination, invoice processing, CRM updates and document organization.—
Scott Byrne,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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This section contains summaries from textbooks, as well as answers to exercises within them.—
Jill Duffy,
PC Magazine,
17 June 2026
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But after Google’s summaries falsely tied two publishing companies to scams, the German court said the AI overviews were the firm’s own content, The Decoder reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
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Documents are added to the Studio Panel, where infographics, quizzes, audio overviews, and other specialized outputs go.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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“Syllabi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllabi. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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