syllabus

noun

Definition of syllabusnext
as in survey
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 syllabus His challenge was to make this lesson more than just another unit on the syllabus. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The same restraint applies to professors, who will not be permitted to employ AI to write syllabuses or course materials. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Many faculty take time to talk about email with students or include a list of email do’s and don’ts in their course syllabus. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 Her gift also includes 300 works from her personal art collection, amassed via a combination of trades, gifts, and purchases, as well as her teaching materials and syllabi from her three-decade tenure at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for syllabus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllabus
  1. survey
  2. outline
  3. sketch
  4. overview
  5. summary
  6. review
Noun
  • Wealthier boomers aged into the 75-and-older bracket between surveys, lifting its median.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • These figures are likely underestimates, since undocumented migrants generally avoid surveys for fear of deportation.
    — Johanna Bard Richlin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of survey
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  • In 2006, Liu, after being approached by Re-Wrap, a women’s textile coöperative in India, helped design the famous tote, which has an outline of the Marylebone shop façade.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Both Meta and OpenAI outline privacy policies for their new AI agents, which operate on their own dedicated cloud computers.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of outline
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  • The team’s coach, Mike Ditka, who died last week, was immortalized in a series of Saturday Night Live sketches.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Canaletto expert Charles Beddington authenticated the drawing, which was likely a preparatory sketch for a painting last sold in 1995 for $354,000 (about $766,000 in today’s dollars).
    — News Desk, Artforum, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • Pretty much every astronaut experiences this phenomenon, which is known as the overview effect, a term coined in 1987 by space philosopher Frank White.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The issue that wealthy investors run into with standard tax-loss harvesting is that fewer and fewer losses become available to harvest over time, according to an overview of TALS from advisor research platform Kitces.
    — Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of overview
Noun
  • Charms on a bracelet sold through TikTok Shop, also advertised as sterling silver, contained about 33% cadmium, roughly 3,300 times the limit, according to trade publication JCK’s summary of the report.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Pew Research Center found that users clicked a traditional result on 8% of visits when an AI summary appeared, compared with 15% without one.
    — Mark van Berkel, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of summary
Noun
  • There was no foul call or review on that sequence, and another loud chant followed from the crowd.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Voters in 2005 gave the green light for four-year mayoral terms beginning in 2007 but then voted in 2009 to go back to two-year mayoral terms, according to the charter review committee.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
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“Syllabus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllabus. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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