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Recent Examples of lyceum
It was called the lyceum movement.
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Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 27 May 2021
The Midwest also saw an explosion of newspapers, libraries and a lyceum circuit featuring speakers like Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau.
—Kelly Scott Franklin, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022
Cadets practice an emergency situation during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1.
—Time, 23 Nov. 2022
All of the children in the lyceum participated in the exercise without protest.
—Mira Ptacin, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
Its roots go back further, though, to the lyceum movement that started in Massachusetts in the 1820s and offered attendees the prospect of self-improvement through lectures on literary, scientific and moral topics.
—Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2021
Thoreau delivered his famous essay Resistance to Civil Government as a lyceum lecture in January of 1848.
—R.h. Lossin, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2020
The Chandor Gardens Foundation envisions a lyceum, restaurant, classrooms, and amphitheater for the property.
—Star-Telegram, star-telegram.com, 27 June 2017
Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 27 May 2021
The Midwest also saw an explosion of newspapers, libraries and a lyceum circuit featuring speakers like Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau.
—Kelly Scott Franklin, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022
Cadets practice an emergency situation during a lesson in a bomb shelter on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 1.
—Time, 23 Nov. 2022
All of the children in the lyceum participated in the exercise without protest.
—Mira Ptacin, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
Its roots go back further, though, to the lyceum movement that started in Massachusetts in the 1820s and offered attendees the prospect of self-improvement through lectures on literary, scientific and moral topics.
—Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2021
Thoreau delivered his famous essay Resistance to Civil Government as a lyceum lecture in January of 1848.
—R.h. Lossin, The New York Review of Books, 4 Sep. 2020
The Chandor Gardens Foundation envisions a lyceum, restaurant, classrooms, and amphitheater for the property.
—Star-Telegram, star-telegram.com, 27 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyceum
Noun
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That film continues Nolan’s decades-long relationship with Imax, shooting with the company’s powerful cameras and negotiating a dedicated theatrical window in its premium auditoriums.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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The auditorium that night, though only two-thirds full for the evening’s performances, seemed equally enthusiastic.—
Matthew Sherrill,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Plant this native beauty in pollinator gardens to treat bees and butterflies.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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Berton al Vista will be the hotel’s fine dining restaurant, Bianca Bistrot, the casual daytime restaurant located in the garden; two bars will be located in the library and on the rooftop affording views over the countryside and of the streets of the White City.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Romans also built a bath house and an amphitheater in the same area around the same time.—
Claire Moses,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Hardy will bring his amalgam of country and Southern hard rock to fans on his upcoming headlining Jim Bob World Tour, which is visiting arenas and amphitheaters across the U.S. through September, in addition to festival shows in North America as well as his first headlining shows in Europe.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In huge news for theater gays, Cynthia Erivo will be hosting this year’s Tony Awards.—
James Factora,
Them,
19 Feb. 2025
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With Narnia, the two week exclusive window for Imax was crucial to establishing a long enough run to satisfy theater circuits like Cinemark that operate Imax auditoriums.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Lyceum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyceum. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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