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 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 For example, the robot could find a course syllabus in Gmail and then hop to a shopping app to add the necessary books to your shopping cart. — ArsTechnica, 12 May 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
  • Ossoff has led in every public survey since April 2025, including a Fox News poll that showed him with a 56-43 edge over Collins.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • The Post-Ipsos survey contrasted Democrats' current polling outcomes with 2018.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 19 July 2026
Definition of survey
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  • While the Department of Health and Human Services has discussed plans to hold such a meeting, the outlines of the discussion haven’t been reported.
    — Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 13 July 2026
  • Use a vibrant red or orange polish to trace the outline of your nail.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 13 July 2026
Definition of outline
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  • Engineers could move more quickly from sketches to testable 3D designs, reducing development costs, shortening design cycles, and exploring a wider range of ideas without creating large amounts of new training data.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • Larry David’s 'Pursuit of Unhappiness' Comedy's favorite curmudgeon teamed up with an A-list cast and a former president for a new HBO sketch comedy show about American history and the inconveniences our historical heroes faced.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of sketch
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  • Check out our full overview on how SpaceX changed Starship for V3 here.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • Warsh appeared before the House Financial Services Committee to deliver the Fed’s semiannual Monetary Policy Report, a routine overview of the central bank’s affairs in recent months.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of overview
Noun
  • The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The request form asks for a person’s name, contact information, residence and summary about the neighborly dispute.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
Definition of summary
Noun
  • On top of that, Darline Graham faces a review of her eligibility to run for the seat by a state county GOP chairman.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
  • Rubio, meanwhile, came out of the deal with positive reviews from the pro-Israel crowd, who viewed his silence as disapproving of the concessions made in the deal.
    — Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of review

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“Syllabus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllabus. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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