syllabi

noun

variants or syllabuses
plural of syllabus
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 The same habits shape syllabi, theatre histories, catalogues, footnotes—the professional instinct that makes one document serious and another merely interesting. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026 Monuments, syllabi, grant priorities—these are not sacred relics but civic choices. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllabi
  1. surveys
  2. sketches
  3. outlines
  4. summaries
  5. overviews
Noun
  • Organizations spend enormous resources trying to create a sense of belonging from the center through onboarding experiences, engagement surveys, retreats, values statements, and culture programs.
    — Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026
  • Any references to academic studies or surveys are for illustrative purposes and should not be interpreted as endorsements.
    — Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of surveys
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  • The Washington Monument's architect, Robert Mills, was picked to design the obelisk on the National Mall after his sketches won an open design competition in 1814.
    — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 8 July 2026
  • Michael Patrick Jann directed the sketches that were with a [professional] crew or shot on film or Beta.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 July 2026
Definition of sketches
Noun
  • Based on the size of the trenches and these outlines, hundreds of people could be buried there, according to CNN’s analysis of the photos.
    — Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • The giant birthday card also featured the girls' signatures and outlines of their footprints in white paint.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 21 June 2026
Definition of outlines
Noun
  • Before Monday’s investigation summaries posted online, neither agency had posted anything publicly.
    — David J. Neal July 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Although the court livestreams the audio of oral arguments, that’s not the case for the summaries the justices give of their opinions.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of summaries
Noun
  • Google is marketing its AI products directly into the window where an immunity from AI overviews in search holds, which suggests the company could see more value in being seen helping with this World Cup than in fully automating it away just yet.
    — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of overviews

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