curricular

adjective

Definition of curricularnext
as in educational

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Recent Examples of curricular In education, a model trained on relevant curricular material might allow teachers to spot patterns in test results and tailor lesson plans for particular groups of students who tend to make the same mistakes. — Daron Acemoglu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 The law requires that curricular materials meet state content standards and that teachers hold a certificate. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026 The center offers first-year seminars for new students and a yearlong, co-curricular residential program for undergraduates that helps people learn to be open-minded, recognize personal cognitive biases and work collaboratively with others even if there are disagreements, according to its website. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 With support from nonprofit The Partnership Plan and other organizations, the theater runs a variety of co-curricular and after-school programs in elementary schools and summer theater for students of all ages. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for curricular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curricular
  1. educational
  2. scholastic
  3. pedagogical
  4. academic
  5. scholarly
  6. intellectual
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  • Prior to her new role, DeGregorio served as senior vice president, managing director of sales for educational/informational programming for HMPG since 2022.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Courses will focus on teaching methods, instructional development and educational research.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of educational
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  • The coming-of-age drama, based on Coffey’s life, follows a high school student with mild cerebral palsy trying to wrestle for the school’s scholastic wrestling team.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The district boasts 15 elementary schools — among them a regional gifted center, one scholastic academy and two Montessori schools.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of scholastic
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  • There is a pedagogical explanation for the stylish uniforms, though.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • On August 27 Philip Engel of the University of Illinois Chicago posted a more pedagogical explanation of the LLM’s process on his website.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of pedagogical
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  • The experts, who had all studied AI in academic settings, all brought up the ironies of the automation problem, where AI makes errors that humans can’t catch.
    — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026
  • His main issues are declining enrollment, academic struggles, teacher turnover and family engagement.
    — Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of academic
Adjective
  • If the source is a scholarly journal article, the article’s title appears in a larger font above the additional bibliographic information.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Generating scholarly tomes at a rate of more than one a year involves obsessive amounts of research.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of scholarly
Adjective
  • Plath is shown not as a passive victim of despair, but as a brilliant intellectual and visionary poet.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In the process, Hall, Woodford, and other scholars helped breathe new life into the ideas of economics giant John Maynard Keynes, whose intellectual legacy, for a time, seemed in danger of melting away.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of intellectual

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“Curricular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curricular. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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