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as in procedure
a way of acting or proceeding
the president's usual course has been to obtain advice from several people and then make up his own mind
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as in class
a series of lectures on a subject
a course on American history from the colonial period to the present
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as in process
a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result
set out on the course that would lead to a college degree
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as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
the Erie Canal was replaced by a much larger course, the New York State Barge Canal
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as in to track
to go after or on the track of
after coursing the conspirators for months, the federal agents closed in and made the arrests
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as in to traverse
to make one's way through, across, or over
once the threat of terrorism became apparent, fighter jets began coursing that corridor on a daily basis
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as in to race
to proceed or move quickly
racehorses coursing down the track
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Recent Examples of course
Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025
This, of course, was a conjecture; for once, Lilian was not interested in knowing the truth.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 30 Jan. 2025
Snag the console that comes with 48 Mushroom King courses on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Noun
And of course, your mattress and pillows should be comfortable.
—Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025
This, of course, was a conjecture; for once, Lilian was not interested in knowing the truth.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
Fear, helplessness, relief, and elation had coursed through us and, with the storm, left us, weak and spent.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 30 Jan. 2025
Snag the console that comes with 48 Mushroom King courses on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for course
Noun
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Arakawa had brought the kelpie mix named Zinna home from a veterinary hospital on Feb. 9 after a procedure, Mendoza said.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Biodynamics is also proactive and adopts a similar mindset of working with the land, however, it is based on a specific set of ideas, and a fairly rigid procedure that has not been updated in 100 years.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Hilton Head’s rich Gullah-Geechee culture can be explored at The Gullah Museum of Hilton Head Island before heading to Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks for lunch and then back to the resort for a beachside mixology class at sunset.—
Danielle Pointdujour,
Essence,
13 Mar. 2025
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These skills are vital for behaving well in class and building strong connections with classmates and teachers.—
Rachelle Rutherford,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Strickland’s research focuses on detecting whether LLMs can infer details about their own training process, constraints, and objectives simply from patterns in their training data.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The process of digging up a perennial plant, disturbing its roots, cutting the plant into pieces, and then replanting it is quite traumatic to the plant.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2025
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Liverpool’s fixture list isn’t the kindest Liverpool blank in Gameweek 29 means selling Salah (£13.8m) is an easy route to buying Erling Haaland (£14.7m), who looks to be the best captain for the next two gameweeks as Manchester City host Brighton & Hove Albion and Leicester City.—
Abdul Rehman,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Do your research to find out the best time of year to attempt your route.—
Sean McNally,
Outdoor Life,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There is shade along the path; iguanas scurry into the canal as riders pass.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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Here are five things to see and do — beyond the canal — to enhance your urban Panamanian itinerary.—
Carolyn Heller,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The firm, which has raised $25 million, has developed a helmet that can read brain waves and track eye movements, part of a brain-computer interface market that could grow to $80 billion by 2035, according to Morgan Stanley.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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This has already undermined scientists’ ability to track what’s happening in the Arctic, according to a recent study.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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About 4% of the world’s maritime trade and more than 40% of US container traffic traverses the canal.—
Juliana Liu,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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From early February through mid-March, models traversed New York, London, Milan, and Paris.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the summer months, hundreds of peak baggers set out at 2 a.m. or earlier to race for the summit of Longs Peak before the famed afternoon thunder storms start to roll in.—
Sean McNally,
Outdoor Life,
13 Mar. 2025
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But that's what's amazing about this sport, and about racing in Formula 1.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Course.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/course. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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