as in course
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the courses that are taught by a school, college, etc.
the undergraduate curriculum The college has a liberal arts curriculum.
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Recent Examples of curriculum
Schools now feverishly compete to prepare graduates with simplistic educational remedies driven by competitive branding agendas, providing symbolic curriculum overhauls as recruiting and job-placement signals, regardless of whether such courses share a coherent body of core knowledge.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The Country Friends organization has supported Casa through longstanding philanthropic contributions toward curriculum, enrichment programs, field trips, and nutrition.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Even minor differences in curriculum or language and dialect can pose significant challenges and reduce the shareability of these programs.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026
James Lenger's Theraplaying program features a 12-week curriculum to help people strum.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The Country Friends organization has supported Casa through longstanding philanthropic contributions toward curriculum, enrichment programs, field trips, and nutrition.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Even minor differences in curriculum or language and dialect can pose significant challenges and reduce the shareability of these programs.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Apr. 2026
James Lenger's Theraplaying program features a 12-week curriculum to help people strum.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curriculum
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Joey Garrison The White House plans to serve King Charles, Queen Camilla and other guests dover sole meunière ‒ a premium French fish dish ‒ as the main course of Tuesday's royal state dinner followed by a chocolate gâteau shaped like a beehive for dessert.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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All told, the beating heart of the city has moved downtown, but the Pen’s position is a good Midtown midpoint between obligations in the Upper East Side (business or otherwise—there’s the Met, of course) and attractions a touch further south, like Broadway.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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It's based on Fraunhofer's own MorphoColor coating technology, which a team from the institute presented in a paper that appeared in IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics back in 2021.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
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The novel approach builds on the institute’s MorphoColor technology, a bio-inspired coating for solar panels.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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Hachimura flew past the Houston post players for a last-chance offensive rebound and finished off a passing seminar for a second-chance basket to go with a two-possession lead in overtime.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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With a heavy emphasis on what works psychologically, seminars, books and college classes are trying to change how people approach climate change, by talking more about community and happiness than sacrifice.—
Seth Borenstein,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The core dispute is the skyrocketing cost of healthcare premiums.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Objects that formed between the soot and frost lines will be less dense, will have the capacity to possess some volatiles, and can have a wide variety of masses, but should always have rock-and-metal cores.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Apr. 2026
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Belmont Abbey, a Catholic college in Gaston County, welcomed its second-largest incoming class in school history in fall 2025, leading to record enrollment, Vice Provost of Enrollment Jesse Dorman told The Charlotte Observer.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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As Ridgefield’s arts community has expanded, so has the demand for space, not just for performances, but for classes, workshops, and partnerships.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Curriculum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curriculum. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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