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
A number of professors and university leaders created anti-AI policies in class syllabi when Open AI’s ChatGPT first became relevant in 2023.
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Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Dec. 2025
Unions representing college faculty members have challenged a state Department of Education plan that would expand requirements for professors to post syllabi and other course material online.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
The network also documented dozens of instances of alleged interference with syllabi, including banning books considered critical of the government, and denying permission for, or disrupting seminars about subjects like democracy and freedom of expression.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
In contexts not concerning the elite private colleges of New England and their decades-old conflicts and syllabi and on-campus squabbles, this mode of prestige media procedure matters absolutely and enormously, at scales difficult to tabulate.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Texts that have long been part of many academic syllabi could become taboo, Cogan says.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Ukraine’s model of unit-level drone academies, standardized syllabi for FPV, ISR, and loitering units, and a pipeline of instructor cadres can be adapted to Taiwan’s reserve structure and mobilization pathways.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Administrations must review course materials, curricula, syllabi and other instructional documents to ensure compliance and make adjustments as needed.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
From personalized advising bots to generative syllabi, AI is quietly reshaping the machinery of higher education.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Dec. 2025
Unions representing college faculty members have challenged a state Department of Education plan that would expand requirements for professors to post syllabi and other course material online.
—Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
The network also documented dozens of instances of alleged interference with syllabi, including banning books considered critical of the government, and denying permission for, or disrupting seminars about subjects like democracy and freedom of expression.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
In contexts not concerning the elite private colleges of New England and their decades-old conflicts and syllabi and on-campus squabbles, this mode of prestige media procedure matters absolutely and enormously, at scales difficult to tabulate.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Texts that have long been part of many academic syllabi could become taboo, Cogan says.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Ukraine’s model of unit-level drone academies, standardized syllabi for FPV, ISR, and loitering units, and a pipeline of instructor cadres can be adapted to Taiwan’s reserve structure and mobilization pathways.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Administrations must review course materials, curricula, syllabi and other instructional documents to ensure compliance and make adjustments as needed.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
From personalized advising bots to generative syllabi, AI is quietly reshaping the machinery of higher education.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllabi
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The study offers rare, direct evidence of this process by tracking cool gas across entire galaxies, something that was not possible before large surveys like MaNGA.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Doubts have been cast on jobs data due to misinterpretations of the labor bureau’s routine reviews of its statistics and its admissions about the difficulty of getting answers to its employment surveys.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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As a result, there were always several sketches that might not make it into the broadcast.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Dec. 2025
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Purchased largely via auction houses, the collection spans centuries and continents and comprises all types of works, from sculptures to sketches and oil paintings.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Cleaning the surrounding area, not just the stain, helps prevent outlines as the shoes dry.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
6 Jan. 2026
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The nascent anti-smartphones movement in America is decidedly nonpartisan, for the most part, and this contributes to its potential and also to the vagueness of its outlines.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2025
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Meeting summaries from the Danish Vaccine Council — an expert panel that advises Denmark on vaccine recommendations — from November, 2024 suggest growing interest in reassessing rotavirus, chickenpox and hepatitis B vaccinations.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
5 Jan. 2026
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Several Canadian viewers shared clips and summaries of the story on social media, and within hours, the videos went viral on platforms like Reddit and Bluesky.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
23 Dec. 2025
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Think of this as a go-to for daily top-level tasks rather than monthly overviews.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2026
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Their weekly editions feature weekly, monthly, and yearly overviews, as well as space to jot down to-do lists and monthly priorities.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Syllabi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllabi. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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