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
As one quiet young woman explained after class, nearly every syllabus now includes a warning: Use ChatGPT or similar tools, and you’ll be reported to the academic deans.
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D. Graham Burnett, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
Yes, ballet, jazz, hip hop, African and tap are on the syllabus—but so is purpose.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 9 May 2025
My first class there, the syllabus was Baldwin, Annie Dillard, Foucault.
—David Marchese, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The hot girls’ syllabus includes books by the patron saint of sad girls, Sally Rooney, and is bolstered by the works of Ottessa Moshfegh, Melissa Broder, Emma Cline and Elif Batuman.
—Meg Zukin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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D. Graham Burnett, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
Yes, ballet, jazz, hip hop, African and tap are on the syllabus—but so is purpose.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 9 May 2025
My first class there, the syllabus was Baldwin, Annie Dillard, Foucault.
—David Marchese, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The hot girls’ syllabus includes books by the patron saint of sad girls, Sally Rooney, and is bolstered by the works of Ottessa Moshfegh, Melissa Broder, Emma Cline and Elif Batuman.
—Meg Zukin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllabus
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Students have ranked the undergraduate program highly, with the school receiving top marks in the country’s national student survey for the second year in a row, including in quality of teaching and learning opportunities.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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June 17-17: Trump’s net approval rating improved two points in the latest Pew Research survey taken June 2-8, compared to the group’s last poll in April, with the latest survey showing 41% approve and 58% disapprove (the survey of 5,044 U.S. adults has a 1.6-point margin of error).—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The president did not detail specific asks or outline how negotiations could proceed following the U.S. strikes.—
Jesse Byrnes,
The Hill,
22 June 2025
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The Athletic reported in March that Silver would pitch the NBA Board of Governors with the outline of a plan to launch a new pro basketball league in Europe within the next couple of years.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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That's exactly what happened this week when NBA icon Michael Jordan rolled up on NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor and turned a casual reunion into a viral comedy sketch.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Day also shared that Close Encounters of the Third Kind director Steven Spielberg was supposed to be in the sketch too, but was cut for time.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
28 June 2025
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The visitor center offers an overview of the rock art; the park managers don’t disclose the rock-art locations because the works are prone to erosion, but a web of hiking trails in the park introduces the stone overhangs and river bends that might once have provided refuge.—
Elaine Glusac,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
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The first corrida in the film condenses its many segments into a bravura sequence of a dozen minutes: both an overview of the usual order of business and a selection of prime moments from a theatre of death.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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This pick comes with a concise summary, not a full Long Idea report.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Being confirmed required the ability to read and interpret the Bible and Martin Luther’s Catechism, a summary of the Lutheran Church’s beliefs.—
Thomas A. DuBois,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
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The film, a key Netflix awards priority this year, drew top reviews during its Sundance debut, currently at 97% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, and I’m told is expected to be relaunching on the Fall Festival circuit before beginning its run in theatres and on Netflix.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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The institutional review board needs to map algorithmic harms into an organization’s risk framework.—
Anjana Susarla,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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On the other hand, injury risk and an inconsistent performance history are part of Gibson’s resume, so the deal may be closer to one-for-one.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Your racing resume is so impressive and diverse — stints in NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula E, IMSA, among other series, plus endurance racing like Sebring and Daytona.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
21 June 2025
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Next, executives will pull draft decks, key performance indicators (KPIs) and reports from internal systems and augment them with AI summarization of complex documents into executive digests.—
Paroon Chadha,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The company has long provided a developer framework called Core ML that can pull in open source offerings, including models focused on image classification, summarization and responses to questions.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
21 May 2025
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“Syllabus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllabus. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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