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 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 See All Example Sentences for syllabus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllabus
  1. survey
  2. outline
  3. sketch
  4. overview
  5. summary
  6. review
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  • Core inflation gives economists and policymakers a good sense of how persistent price pressures may be, and to gauge Americans’ view of prices, officials look at market and survey-based measures of inflation expectations.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • Both groups completed a collection of surveys, and then the data were adjusted to account for age and education.
    — Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
Definition of survey
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  • After nearly seven months of inquires by outside law firm Jenner & Block, who were hired by Michigan to also investigate the culture of the Wolverines athletic department, an outline of findings were finally released on Monday morning.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • Now write the outline, capture the mentor’s notes, and set a date to test one section.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
Definition of outline
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  • Except that’s precisely what awards shows are terrible at — those hammy yuk-yuk sketches, or weepy maudlin moments, that struggle to celebrate the industry by interlacing the show with a theatrical insert.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • The Tonight Show had fun with sound effects this week during a sketch on corruption and greed in the White House.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026
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  • Google is increasingly focused on transforming its traditional search engine into an AI search experience with AI overviews.
    — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 26 July 2026
  • The OpenAI blog post included a basic overview of the event, but did not specifically lay out all the actions the AI took.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of overview
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  • That observation may be the clearest summary of Hawk’s philosophy.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Michigan didn’t put the entire Sherrone Moore scandal at Manuel’s feet, but the summary released by the university pointed to numerous issues that occurred on his watch, including a failure to respond quickly to allegations of misconduct.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of summary
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  • Extremely intense wildfires have been known to reach firebreaks, and their effectiveness is influenced by a complex set of environmental factors, a review study published earlier this year found.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • The company was selected following a competitive review that assessed technical maturity and the commercial scalability of technologies that could strengthen domestic energy supply chains.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
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